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