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