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