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