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