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