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 jeep bounces onto a radio; the radio sings to a tomato; the tomato chases a violin; the violin crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) jalebi (d) radio
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a needle; the needle rolls into a duck; the duck sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls an orange. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) duck (b) igloo (c) tomato (d) needle
- 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a lemon; the lemon tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) tomato (b) lemon (c) jalebi (d) umpire
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a wallet; the wallet crashes into a guava; the guava tickles an orange; the orange bounces onto a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) urn (c) wallet (d) sock
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a violin; the violin crashes into an owl; the owl chases a tomato; the tomato tickles a doll. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) violin (c) doll (d) nest
- 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.🔗 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.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a whistle; the whistle rolls into an orange; the orange tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) radio (b) onion (c) frog (d) orange
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a nest; the nest crashes into a doll; the doll tickles a fan; the fan pulls a rose. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) rose (b) nest (c) ladder (d) doll
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a duck; the duck falls into a banana; the banana pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) duck (c) lamp (d) banana
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a ball; the ball pulls a duck; the duck jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) ball (b) duck (c) vase (d) watch
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a candle; the candle pulls a spoon; the spoon sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) shoe (c) rose (d) coconut
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a kite; the kite jumps over an owl; the owl chases an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) owl (c) urn (d) igloo
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an onion; the onion rolls into a fan; the fan pulls an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) jeep (c) whistle (d) onion
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror pulls a glass; the glass crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) sock (b) glass (c) mirror (d) whistle
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a banana; the banana sits on a ball; the ball tickles a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) jalebi (b) umbrella (c) doll (d) ball
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a wallet; the wallet chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) vase (b) wallet (c) flute (d) anchor
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into a banana; the banana chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) mango (b) umbrella (c) frog (d) banana
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a jeep; the jeep rolls into a fan; the fan crashes into a watch; the watch pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) jeep (b) watch (c) tomato (d) nest
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a drum; the drum tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) drum (b) pencil (c) watch (d) net
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a goat; the goat pulls a tent; the tent crashes into a tiger; the tiger sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) urn (b) umbrella (c) goat (d) tent
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a lamp; the lamp jumps over a mango; the mango sings to a parrot. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) orange (b) ball (c) mango (d) lamp
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a watch; the watch bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) watch (b) rope (c) igloo (d) lemon
Answer key
- radio
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- needle
- replay the story
- keep linking in order
- funny actions
- tomato
- sock
- step 2
- the pen stirring tea
- step 3
- picture the first item
- each link leads on
- violin
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- onion
- ladder
- link it to the next item
- duck
- duck
- rose
- urn
- picture the first item
- step 4
- whistle
- sock
- doll
- anchor
- keep linking in order
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- banana
- nest
- pencil
- goat
- orange
- lemon
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