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