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 cat sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a mango; the mango chases a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) mango (d) cat
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a rope; the rope pulls a glass; the glass sings to a guava; the guava chases a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) key (c) glass (d) shoe
- 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a guava; the guava jumps over a doll; the doll chases a banana; the banana sings to a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) banana (c) goat (d) ice cream
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a van; the van falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a glass; the glass jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) van (c) apple (d) glass
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a drum; the drum falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a van; the van crashes into a watch. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) van (b) watch (c) violin (d) drum
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a jug; the jug bounces onto an urn; the urn jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) spoon (c) candle (d) jug
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a needle; the needle jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) needle (d) fan
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a guava; the guava chases a doll; the doll falls into an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) urn (c) owl (d) fan
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a glass; the glass falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) glass (c) wallet (d) spoon
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a fan; the fan tickles a ball; the ball sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) nest (b) doll (c) kite (d) ball
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a mirror; the mirror chases a goat; the goat sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) goat (d) jalebi
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a lemon; the lemon pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tent (b) lemon (c) flute (d) igloo
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a candle; the candle falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the net? (a) candle (b) net (c) rope (d) shoe
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a parrot; the parrot tickles an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the key? (a) parrot (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) key
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases a tomato; the tomato falls into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) rose (c) goat (d) tomato
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into an apple; the apple falls into a net; the net tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the net? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) banana (d) pillow
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a net; the net chases a jeep; the jeep rolls into a banana; the banana tickles a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) net (c) banana (d) violin
- 33.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an orange; the orange tickles a watch; the watch bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) ladder (b) orange (c) rose (d) spoon
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a radio; the radio chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) violin (c) needle (d) tomato
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an onion; the onion sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a violin; the violin falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) ice cream (b) jeep (c) violin (d) lemon
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over an urn; the urn tickles a pencil; the pencil chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) tent (b) pencil (c) urn (d) shoe
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) ladder (d) anchor
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a fan; the fan tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) fan
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a nest; the nest pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a duck. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) umbrella (b) onion (c) coconut (d) nest
Answer key
- cat
- picture the first item
- step 1
- picture the first item
- guava
- each link leads on
- step 4
- ice cream
- link it to the next item
- glass
- drum
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- candle
- fan
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- owl
- doll
- ball
- goat
- lemon
- shoe
- keep linking in order
- parrot
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- banana
- banana
- violin
- the pen stirring tea
- spoon
- needle
- violin
- shoe
- ladder
- fan
- nest
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