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