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