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 onion falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a guava; the guava chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) guava (b) doll (c) onion (d) inkpot
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a van; the van sings to a candle; the candle pulls an umpire; the umpire falls into an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) owl (b) van (c) umpire (d) candle
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a jug; the jug pulls a banana; the banana falls into a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) mirror (c) ball (d) mango
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a flute; the flute bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over a mango; the mango rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) flute (b) kite (c) needle (d) mango
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into a candle; the candle chases a watch. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) watch (c) tomato (d) lamp
- 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a radio; the radio chases a kite; the kite crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) parrot (b) kite (c) radio (d) flute
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into an urn; the urn chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) tiger (c) umpire (d) anchor
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) pillow (d) tomato
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) van (c) ice cream (d) guava
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles an apple; the apple falls into a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) coconut (d) guava
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a guava; the guava crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a sock; the sock chases an urn. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) guava (b) ball (c) sock (d) urn
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a violin; the violin sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) parrot (b) pillow (c) urn (d) violin
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a parrot; the parrot sings to a mirror; the mirror chases a glass; the glass pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) parrot (b) mirror (c) tiger (d) spoon
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) ant (c) needle (d) bucket
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a frog; the frog sits on a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a flute; the flute crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) flute (d) banana
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a duck; the duck sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) vase (b) ladder (c) duck (d) coconut
- 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.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a shoe; the shoe sings to a net; the net sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) shoe (c) tent (d) monkey
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a frog; the frog sits on a bucket; the bucket crashes into a parrot; the parrot sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) needle (b) frog (c) parrot (d) duck
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a ball; the ball pulls a frog; the frog tickles a rose; the rose falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) frog (b) mirror (c) ball (d) coconut
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a coconut; the coconut jumps over an urn; the urn pulls a watch; the watch sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) watch (d) pillow
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) spoon (c) coconut (d) ice cream
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a bucket; the bucket chases an owl; the owl falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) mirror (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) owl
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an onion; the onion pulls an urn; the urn sits on a radio; the radio chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) pillow (b) urn (c) jalebi (d) onion
Answer key
- guava
- owl
- step 4
- jug
- step 2
- kite
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- lamp
- funny actions
- kite
- tiger
- the pen stirring tea
- keep linking in order
- that item is lost
- tomato
- van
- tomato
- link it to the next item
- guava
- violin
- step 3
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- step 1
- spoon
- needle
- frog
- vase
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- tent
- frog
- frog
- watch
- coconut
- mirror
- jalebi
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