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