Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 148 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
3. 3.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 6272747459. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 622 727 47459 (b) 627 274 745 (c) 267 274 7459 (d) 627 274 7459
7. 7.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Funny Mice Ants (b) Funny Jeeps Mice Ants (c) Funny Mice Ants Jeeps (d) Ants Mice Funny Jeeps
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, violin, ball, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VKBA (b) ABVK (c) VBAK (d) KVBA
10. 10.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 8433015902. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 843 301 592 (b) 834 301 5902 (c) 843 301 5902 (d) 844 330 15902
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 1876464415. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 817 646 4415 (b) 187 646 415 (c) 187 664 64415 (d) 187 646 4415
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 402052071. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 042 052 071 (b) 400 205 2071 (c) 402 052 071 (d) 402 020 71
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 291268481864. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2912 6488 1864 (b) 2912 6848 1864 (c) 2912 6684 81864 (d) 2912 6848 864
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, drum, wallet? (a) Vines Dogs Wins (b) Dogs Vines Wins (c) Dogs Wins Vines (d) Wins Dogs Vines
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) WGS
21. 21.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 7720001013. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 772 000 113 (b) 772 001 0013 (c) 772 000 1013 (d) 772 000 11013
25. 25.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) date chunks
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 318208188. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 318 081 88 (b) 318 028 188 (c) 318 208 188 (d) 318 200 8188
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, goat, lemon, violin, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLVKS (b) SGLVK (c) GSLVK (d) KVLGS
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 6786220362. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 678 662 20362 (b) 678 622 0362 (c) 686 220 362 (d) 678 622 0326
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 253752426. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 253 752 462 (b) 253 752 4226 (c) 253 752 26 (d) 253 752 426
32. 32.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
33. 33.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 549642571169. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5496 4257 1169 (b) 5496 4257 169 (c) 5496 4255 71169 (d) 5496 4257 1196
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, owl, sock? (a) Owls Seven Under (b) Seven Owls Under (c) Under Owls Seven (d) Owls Under Seven
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, frog, mango, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FNMC (b) FMCN (c) CMFN (d) NFMC
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Cats Every (b) Every Cook Play Cats (c) Cook Every Play Cats (d) Cats Play Cook Every
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 914423671. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 911 442 3671 (b) 914 436 71 (c) 914 423 671 (d) 194 423 671
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Silly Goats (b) Goats Wins Silly (c) Wins Goats Silly (d) Silly Wins Goats
40. 40.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True

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