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