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