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