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 monkey pulls a watch; the watch crashes into a banana; the banana chases a duck; the duck sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) banana (d) duck
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a tent; the tent crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a mango. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) tent (d) mango
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a drum; the drum pulls a kite; the kite falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) kite (c) drum (d) guava
- 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a goat; the goat bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) jeep (d) frog
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a kite; the kite falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a violin; the violin pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) violin (c) kite (d) glass
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a sock; the sock pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) doll (c) lamp (d) guava
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) tiger (d) whistle
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls an umpire; the umpire crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) umpire (c) flute (d) drum
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a key; the key tickles an owl; the owl jumps over a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) owl (c) cat (d) vase
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a lamp; the lamp crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) lamp (c) fan (d) kite
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a radio; the radio crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) orange (d) radio
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a glass; the glass tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a vase; the vase pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ball (b) vase (c) glass (d) fan
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a cat; the cat tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) cat (c) fan (d) pillow
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a tomato; the tomato sings to a needle; the needle chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) net (c) needle (d) pillow
- 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a goat; the goat rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) umpire (c) goat (d) tiger
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a tiger. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) inkpot (c) sock (d) flute
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a pillow; the pillow pulls an onion; the onion jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) rose (b) ant (c) pillow (d) whistle
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on a fan; the fan sings to a glass. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) orange
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a spoon; the spoon sits on a cat; the cat falls into a van; the van jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) van (b) rope (c) cat (d) spoon
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a rose; the rose sits on a van; the van falls into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) watch (c) ant (d) van
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into an owl; the owl crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) igloo (c) candle (d) vase
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) vase (d) rope
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases an ant. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) igloo (b) whistle (c) kettle (d) lemon
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a doll; the doll chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a cat; the cat sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) doll (d) spoon
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- banana
- mango
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- drum
- the pen stirring tea
- goat
- funny actions
- each link leads on
- kite
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- lamp
- whistle
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- step 2
- flute
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- vase
- link it to the next item
- lamp
- banana
- ball
- fan
- needle
- that item is lost
- umpire
- sock
- rose
- orange
- spoon
- watch
- candle
- whistle
- lemon
- spoon
- link it to the next item
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