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