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 sock bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a tent; the tent jumps over a mirror; the mirror tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) inkpot (c) tent (d) mirror
- 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a sock; the sock crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into an onion; the onion sings to a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) doll (c) umpire (d) sock
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a candle; the candle rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) candle (b) nest (c) jug (d) fan
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a radio; the radio crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a candle; the candle sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) sock (b) candle (c) parrot (d) radio
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a net; the net rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) pencil (c) tiger (d) kettle
- 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a whistle; the whistle sits on a net; the net rolls into a cat; the cat chases a tent. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) cat (b) mirror (c) tent (d) whistle
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a coconut; the coconut sings to a van; the van crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) van (c) jalebi (d) coconut
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a key; the key pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) jalebi (d) key
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a mango; the mango chases a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a goat; the goat pulls a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) goat (c) jalebi (d) banana
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a cat; the cat pulls a frog; the frog rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) monkey (b) rose (c) cat (d) orange
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls a frog; the frog chases a ladder. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) radio (d) fan
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a net; the net falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) ant (b) net (c) mirror (d) jalebi
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a shoe; the shoe rolls into a net; the net chases an ant; the ant sits on a tiger. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) shoe (b) net (c) owl (d) ant
- 30.🔗 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
- 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 pillow rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a drum; the drum falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) orange (b) pillow (c) drum (d) goat
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into an anchor; the anchor tickles an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) anchor (b) tiger (c) pillow (d) parrot
- 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a pillow; the pillow pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ball (c) pencil (d) pillow
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a violin; the violin tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) doll (c) igloo (d) rose
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a rope; the rope pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) tomato (b) rope (c) van (d) onion
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a banana; the banana chases an onion; the onion rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) onion (b) umpire (c) jalebi (d) banana
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a lamp; the lamp pulls a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) lamp (d) umbrella
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a banana; the banana chases an umpire; the umpire sings to a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) flute (c) umpire (d) ball
Answer key
- inkpot
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the next item
- onion
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- nest
- parrot
- tiger
- replay the story
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- whistle
- picture the first item
- jalebi
- that item is lost
- kettle
- jalebi
- link it to the next item
- funny actions
- cat
- radio
- picture the first item
- jalebi
- picture the first item
- shoe
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- goat
- tiger
- each link leads on
- pillow
- rose
- rope
- umpire
- orange
- ball
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