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