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