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