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