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 chases a goat; the goat sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the net? (a) lemon (b) goat (c) guava (d) coconut
- 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a mango; the mango falls into an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) needle (c) banana (d) mango
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a vase; the vase bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) jalebi (b) ball (c) fan (d) jug
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles a jeep; the jeep chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) candle (b) igloo (c) wallet (d) tent
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a guava; the guava pulls a frog; the frog rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) guava (b) igloo (c) ice cream (d) needle
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a net; the net bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi chases a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) rope (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) wallet
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a sock; the sock pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a goat; the goat chases a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) ice cream (c) goat (d) sock
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a jug; the jug sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) parrot (c) jug (d) umpire
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a drum; the drum sings to a duck; the duck chases a violin; the violin crashes into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) violin (b) monkey (c) watch (d) drum
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a cat; the cat chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles an onion. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) urn (b) pillow (c) onion (d) cat
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a mirror; the mirror pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) onion (d) fan
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a violin; the violin falls into a goat; the goat chases a candle; the candle bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) violin (b) goat (c) orange (d) candle
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a needle; the needle sits on a duck. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) duck (b) violin (c) needle (d) frog
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a banana; the banana crashes into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases a cat. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) jeep (b) watch (c) cat (d) tiger
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a tent; the tent bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a whistle; the whistle tickles a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) doll (c) whistle (d) tent
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a watch; the watch pulls an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) apple (c) watch (d) fan
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a doll; the doll rolls into a mango; the mango tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) drum (c) doll (d) goat
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a lamp; the lamp falls into a tiger; the tiger pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) rope (c) tiger (d) lamp
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a vase. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) vase (b) pillow (c) lamp (d) owl
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a vase; the vase sits on a goat; the goat sings to an apple; the apple tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) vase (d) apple
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- goat
- funny actions
- the pen stirring tea
- that item is lost
- replay the story
- step 1
- needle
- jalebi
- step 4
- wallet
- each link leads on
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- igloo
- jalebi
- jalebi
- picture the first item
- jug
- violin
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- cat
- onion
- violin
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- needle
- cat
- doll
- apple
- banana
- picture the first item
- tiger
- step 3
- picture the first item
- owl
- apple
- link it to the next item
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