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