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.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a mango; the mango tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) tiger (b) vase (c) radio (d) nest
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases a guava; the guava sings to a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) doll (c) guava (d) jeep
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) rope (b) monkey (c) candle (d) jug
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a rope; the rope tickles an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) flute (c) ball (d) ant
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a banana; the banana tickles a lemon; the lemon sits on a van; the van jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) vase (b) banana (c) frog (d) lemon
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) spoon (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) rose
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on an owl; the owl pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to a goat. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) owl (b) glass (c) tent (d) guava
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a cat; the cat tickles an onion; the onion chases a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) onion (c) sock (d) needle
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a jug; the jug pulls an onion; the onion rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) duck (b) onion (c) tomato (d) jug
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) ant
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a sock; the sock chases a wallet; the wallet tickles a spoon; the spoon sits on a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) monkey (c) sock (d) spoon
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) tent (b) lamp (c) shoe (d) radio
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a net; the net sings to a glass; the glass crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) glass (c) apple (d) coconut
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a doll; the doll tickles a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) ice cream (b) doll (c) pillow (d) bucket
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) umpire
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to an ant; the ant tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) jalebi (c) ant (d) umbrella
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a vase; the vase chases an owl. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) apple (d) vase
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into an orange; the orange sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles a goat; the goat falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) goat (b) orange (c) tiger (d) rope
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over an apple; the apple chases an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a jug; the jug sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) apple (b) jug (c) ice cream (d) candle
- 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) orange (b) kettle (c) coconut (d) spoon
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a pillow; the pillow jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) pillow (c) jalebi (d) wallet
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a lamp; the lamp jumps over a fan; the fan bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) lamp (c) onion (d) drum
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a watch; the watch sits on an orange; the orange rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) fan (b) orange (c) doll (d) watch
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a net; the net falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) net (c) needle (d) wallet
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- radio
- guava
- jug
- step 3
- ant
- lemon
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- keep linking in order
- replay the story
- step 2
- picture the first item
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- spoon
- that item is lost
- owl
- picture the first item
- onion
- jug
- step 4
- ant
- monkey
- lamp
- coconut
- bucket
- coconut
- umbrella
- ant
- orange
- jug
- each link leads on
- orange
- link it to the next item
- pillow
- drum
- watch
- needle
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
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