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 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto a pencil; the pencil pulls a wallet; the wallet jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) watch (d) wallet
- 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a watch; the watch pulls a key. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) candle (b) watch (c) ball (d) key
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a mirror; the mirror falls into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) mirror (c) kettle (d) vase
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an owl; the owl jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) owl (b) jeep (c) umbrella (d) orange
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) drum (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) fan
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a tiger; the tiger rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a radio. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) bucket (b) tiger (c) radio (d) urn
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) cat (b) kettle (c) duck (d) umbrella
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a tomato; the tomato falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) guava (c) mango (d) urn
- 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a whistle; the whistle pulls an orange; the orange sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a glass. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) glass (c) onion (d) whistle
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a duck; the duck sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a jug; the jug pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) jug (d) pillow
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a fan; the fan sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) frog (b) ball (c) drum (d) tiger
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a flute; the flute falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) kettle (b) flute (c) radio (d) igloo
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a watch; the watch sits on a violin; the violin pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a goat. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) rope (c) jeep (d) goat
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases a key; the key sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) ant (b) key (c) nest (d) jeep
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a candle; the candle falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a net; the net jumps over a violin. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) net (c) ladder (d) mango
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a mirror; the mirror pulls an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an orange; the orange sits on a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) orange (c) radio (d) mirror
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a rose; the rose sings to an igloo; the igloo tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) watch
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a cat; the cat falls into a tent; the tent jumps over a rose; the rose chases a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) rose (c) rope (d) fan
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a radio; the radio chases a candle; the candle sings to an igloo; the igloo tickles a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) igloo (c) candle (d) flute
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a radio; the radio sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a duck; the duck jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) parrot (c) bucket (d) pillow
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on an orange; the orange falls into a jug; the jug sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) orange (c) net (d) coconut
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a flute; the flute jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) whistle (b) flute (c) violin (d) fan
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a needle; the needle sits on a tomato; the tomato sings to a monkey. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) radio (b) tomato (c) fan (d) needle
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a coconut; the coconut pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) goat (d) bucket
Answer key
- step 3
- picture the first item
- banana
- that item is lost
- replay the story
- ball
- kettle
- picture the first item
- jeep
- step 1
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- fan
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- urn
- kettle
- mango
- each link leads on
- whistle
- duck
- drum
- flute
- jeep
- key
- mango
- keep linking in order
- mirror
- anchor
- picture the first item
- rose
- keep linking in order
- flute
- picture the first item
- pillow
- step 2
- orange
- flute
- fan
- goat
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