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 jalebi bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a pencil; the pencil sings to a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) jalebi (c) whistle (d) kettle
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles a ball; the ball jumps over a jug; the jug bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) jug (b) spoon (c) bucket (d) ball
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a violin; the violin crashes into a candle; the candle sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a guava. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) violin (b) net (c) candle (d) umpire
- 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a ladder; the ladder sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) apple (b) ladder (c) sock (d) jalebi
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a pencil; the pencil pulls a fan; the fan rolls into a van; the van sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) nest (b) van (c) pencil (d) fan
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a guava; the guava pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) guava (b) radio (c) ball (d) urn
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an onion; the onion crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) watch (c) pencil (d) jeep
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a lamp; the lamp tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) kite
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) fan (c) lemon (d) onion
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over a ball; the ball pulls a van; the van falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the van? (a) violin (b) mirror (c) duck (d) ball
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a mirror; the mirror tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) mirror (b) tiger (c) nest (d) jeep
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a ball; the ball pulls an owl; the owl sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) ball (c) tomato (d) duck
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a kettle; the kettle sings to a candle; the candle bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) igloo (b) kettle (c) ice cream (d) ant
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a needle; the needle tickles an orange. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) orange (d) jalebi
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a mirror; the mirror sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a radio; the radio crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) mirror (b) anchor (c) radio (d) coconut
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over an urn. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) tomato (b) urn (c) owl (d) banana
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a goat; the goat chases a lemon; the lemon tickles an owl; the owl falls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) owl (b) duck (c) goat (d) lemon
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a goat; the goat chases a banana; the banana pulls a watch; the watch jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) umbrella (b) goat (c) watch (d) cat
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) orange (c) cat (d) igloo
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a duck; the duck pulls an urn; the urn chases a flute; the flute tickles a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) duck (c) flute (d) pencil
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a frog; the frog chases an urn; the urn sings to an orange; the orange falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) lamp (b) urn (c) flute (d) frog
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) cat (b) apple (c) frog (d) fan
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
Answer key
- kettle
- bucket
- step 1
- each link leads on
- replay the story
- candle
- that item is lost
- step 4
- jalebi
- funny actions
- picture the first item
- step 2
- pencil
- link it to the next item
- guava
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- onion
- keep linking in order
- kite
- picture the first item
- onion
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- ball
- link it to the next item
- jeep
- tomato
- ant
- jeep
- picture the first item
- mirror
- tomato
- duck
- umbrella
- igloo
- pencil
- frog
- apple
- picture the first item
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