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