Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 167 · 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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wise Neat (b) Neat Every Silly Wise (c) Wise Silly Every Neat (d) Every Neat Silly Wise
5. 5.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, ice cream, mirror, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMGR (b) IRMG (c) RIMG (d) GMIR
7. 7.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
8. 8.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 349639454312. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3496 3944 54312 (b) 3963 9454 312 (c) 3493 6945 4312 (d) 3496 3945 4312
12. 12.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
14. 14.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
16. 16.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, onion, watch, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGWV (b) OWVG (c) GOWV (d) VWOG
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, coconut, bucket? (a) Big Cats Vines (b) Cats Vines Big (c) Vines Cats Big (d) Cats Big Vines
19. 19.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 828799372192. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2887 9937 2192 (b) 8287 9993 72192 (c) 8287 9937 2192 (d) 2879 9372 192
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Seven Lazy Funny (b) Seven Lazy Funny Runs (c) Funny Lazy Seven Runs (d) Seven Runs Lazy Funny
24. 24.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wins Sing (b) Wins Grab Sing (c) Wins Sing Grab (d) Sing Wins Grab
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 5393410506. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 393 410 506 (b) 593 341 0506 (c) 539 341 0506 (d) 539 341 10506
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 732912540595. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7329 1254 05955 (b) 7329 1245 0595 (c) 7329 1254 0595 (d) 7329 1254 095
28. 28.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 8524263336. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 524 263 336 (b) 852 426 33336 (c) 852 426 3363 (d) 852 426 3336
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, apple, orange, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WOAC (b) AOWC (c) ACOW (d) CAOW
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, jug, needle, parrot, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JNPUC (b) JCNPU (c) UPNJC (d) CJNPU
35. 35.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 530128014569. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5301 2801 456 (b) 5301 2801 4569 (c) 5301 2801 5469 (d) 5330 1280 14569
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, mirror, orange? (a) My Bunny Owls (b) My Owls Bunny (c) Owls My Bunny (d) Bunny My Owls
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
39. 39.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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