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