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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a vase; the vase jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases a net; the net rolls into a violin. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) igloo (d) violin
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to an urn; the urn chases a bucket; the bucket tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) bucket (b) rope (c) parrot (d) guava
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a jeep; the jeep crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a watch; the watch falls into a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) coconut (c) cat (d) fan
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a banana; the banana falls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) banana
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a rope; the rope tickles an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) frog (c) apple (d) mirror
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a fan; the fan chases an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a key; the key rolls into a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) fan (d) key
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) mirror (c) tiger (d) radio
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a ladder; the ladder falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) ice cream (c) candle (d) ladder
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a tiger; the tiger chases a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) cat (d) tiger
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a glass; the glass sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) apple (d) flute
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a duck. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) duck (b) coconut (c) ice cream (d) bucket
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a net; the net chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an apple; the apple sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) bucket (b) wallet (c) umbrella (d) net
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on a parrot; the parrot sings to a frog; the frog falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) orange (b) urn (c) parrot (d) frog
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a tent; the tent chases a needle; the needle tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) needle (d) doll
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a candle; the candle tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) jalebi (c) candle (d) kettle
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a goat; the goat sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) goat (b) inkpot (c) kite (d) tiger
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a kite; the kite tickles an onion; the onion rolls into a needle; the needle sits on a pillow. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) onion (b) kite (c) needle (d) nest
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a ball; the ball chases a fan; the fan pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) ball (c) spoon (d) watch
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over an urn; the urn tickles a kettle; the kettle sings to an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) igloo (d) kettle
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a candle; the candle jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) sock (c) guava (d) candle
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a sock; the sock rolls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) spoon (d) tiger
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a radio; the radio sits on a whistle; the whistle chases a flute; the flute crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) radio (b) flute (c) mirror (d) igloo
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a violin; the violin falls into a duck; the duck tickles a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) frog (b) violin (c) duck (d) owl
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- coconut
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- step 1
- guava
- picture the first item
- fan
- replay the story
- wallet
- frog
- fan
- radio
- candle
- tiger
- step 3
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- flute
- bucket
- step 4
- each link leads on
- umbrella
- parrot
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- shoe
- jalebi
- inkpot
- kite
- spoon
- igloo
- picture the first item
- guava
- keep linking in order
- spoon
- flute
- duck
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