Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 146 · 40 questions

Memory tip (The right trick for the job): Acronym: VIBGYOR for the rainbow colours. First-letter sentence: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower. Rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”. Chunking: 9876543210 as 987 654 3210. Ask: is it a number, a list or one fact? Then choose chunking, an acronym or sentence, or a rhyme.

1. 1.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 969089330228. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9609 8933 0228 (b) 9690 0893 30228 (c) 9690 8330 228 (d) 9690 8933 0228
4. 4.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 599652328062. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9965 2328 062 (b) 5999 6523 28062 (c) 5996 2532 8062 (d) 5996 5232 8062
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, key, ladder, jeep, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KDLJW (b) KLJWD (c) DKLJW (d) WJLKD
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 999375003. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 999 375 003 (b) 999 337 5003 (c) 993 750 03 (d) 999 375 030
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mice Aunty Jump (b) Jump Funny Mice Aunty (c) Aunty Mice Funny Jump (d) Funny Jump Mice Aunty
11. 11.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, mango, sock, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BSMW (b) WMSB (c) MSBW (d) MWSB
13. 13.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, anchor, mirror? (a) All Mice Inside (b) Inside All Mice (c) Mice All Inside (d) All Inside Mice
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 6497495165. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 649 974 95165 (b) 649 749 5165 (c) 697 495 165 (d) 649 749 5156
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 747853006543. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7478 5300 06543 (b) 7478 3006 543 (c) 7748 5300 6543 (d) 7478 5300 6543
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Eat Play Ants (b) Ants Play Love Eat (c) Love Play Ants Eat (d) Eat Love Play Ants
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, flute, cat, spoon, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFCSU (b) FICSU (c) FCSUI (d) USCFI
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Rani Lions Fly (b) Silly Lions Fly Rani (c) Fly Lions Silly Rani (d) Rani Silly Lions Fly
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, sock, parrot, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SFPL (b) LPSF (c) FSPL (d) SPLF
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 771378073116. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7713 7807 116 (b) 7713 7807 3116 (c) 7713 7807 33116 (d) 7713 7807 1316
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, kettle, owl? (a) Kites Vines Only (b) Only Kites Vines (c) Vines Kites Only (d) Kites Only Vines
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 6243280912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 642 328 0912 (b) 624 320 912 (c) 624 328 00912 (d) 624 328 0912
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 242501683. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 242 501 683 (b) 242 510 683 (c) 242 500 1683 (d) 242 501 68
29. 29.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, umbrella, pillow? (a) All Uncle Play (b) Play Uncle All (c) Uncle All Play (d) Uncle Play All
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wins Green (b) Green Wins Silly (c) Wins Green Silly (d) Wins Silly Green
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 804906802. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 804 906 082 (b) 804 906 802 (c) 049 068 02 (d) 804 990 6802
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Love Seven Rani (b) Seven Love Funny Rani (c) Rani Seven Love Funny (d) Seven Rani Love Funny
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 801973445. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 801 973 4445 (b) 810 973 445 (c) 019 734 45 (d) 801 973 445
37. 37.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Every Pigs Cook (b) Crazy Pigs Cook Every (c) Cook Pigs Crazy Every (d) Every Crazy Pigs Cook
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 9161708113. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 916 178 0113 (b) 916 170 113 (c) 916 617 08113 (d) 916 170 8113

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