Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method
Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.
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- 1.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a violin; the violin falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a doll. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) urn (d) shoe
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a banana; the banana chases a fan; the fan sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) wallet (b) fan (c) onion (d) glass
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a violin; the violin sits on an owl; the owl jumps over a watch; the watch falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) candle (b) owl (c) pencil (d) violin
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into a drum; the drum chases a parrot; the parrot jumps over an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) kite (c) drum (d) tiger
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a violin; the violin sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) jalebi (d) doll
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a kite; the kite sits on a kettle; the kettle pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) flute (b) kite (c) kettle (d) ball
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a flute; the flute chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) mango (b) ant (c) bucket (d) flute
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a guava; the guava tickles a shoe; the shoe jumps over a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) mirror (c) goat (d) shoe
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an orange; the orange rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) drum (b) guava (c) tomato (d) orange
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a kite; the kite sings to a goat; the goat tickles a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) igloo (c) kite (d) radio
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a doll; the doll tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a glass; the glass pulls a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) glass (c) umpire (d) goat
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a fan; the fan pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) kite (b) fan (c) shoe (d) monkey
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a rose; the rose crashes into an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) ladder (c) watch (d) rose
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into a rose; the rose sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) rose (b) cat (c) coconut (d) pencil
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a drum; the drum falls into a glass; the glass sits on a van; the van pulls a tomato. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) van (b) urn (c) glass (d) drum
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into a needle; the needle rolls into an urn; the urn tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) needle (b) candle (c) urn (d) parrot
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a tiger; the tiger pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jalebi (c) tiger (d) cat
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a rope; the rope pulls a monkey; the monkey chases a pencil; the pencil sits on a spoon. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) pencil (b) goat (c) spoon (d) rope
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a radio; the radio sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) tiger (b) vase (c) radio (d) tomato
Answer key
- violin
- wallet
- violin
- link it to the next item
- the pen stirring tea
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
- replay the story
- that item is lost
- funny actions
- tiger
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- doll
- picture the first item
- step 1
- picture the first item
- kettle
- step 3
- bucket
- shoe
- link it to the next item
- tomato
- step 4
- igloo
- doll
- shoe
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- rose
- keep linking in order
- pencil
- drum
- link it to the next item
- parrot
- jalebi
- picture the first item
- goat
- keep linking in order
- tomato
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