Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 172 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
4. 4.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 781223418494. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7822 3418 494 (b) 7812 2341 8494 (c) 7812 2341 84994 (d) 7182 2341 8494
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, orange, vase, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OIVC (b) CVOI (c) OVCI (d) IOVC
8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, parrot, vase? (a) Play Kites Vines (b) Vines Play Kites (c) Play Vines Kites (d) Kites Play Vines
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Crazy Play Crazy (b) Crazy Eat Play Crazy (c) Crazy Play Crazy Eat (d) Eat Crazy Crazy Play
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 338296216805. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3382 9621 6805 (b) 3829 6216 805 (c) 3382 9962 16805 (d) 3382 9626 1805
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, vase, jug, rose, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VLJRI (b) VJRIL (c) IRJVL (d) LVJRI
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 9017143000. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 901 743 000 (b) 901 741 3000 (c) 901 711 43000 (d) 901 714 3000
17. 17.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, guava, bucket? (a) Green Bakes Dogs (b) Dogs Green Bakes (c) Bakes Green Dogs (d) Green Dogs Bakes
19. 19.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 551762968233. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5517 6298 233 (b) 5517 6296 82333 (c) 5517 6296 8233 (d) 5517 2696 8233
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, duck, tiger, wallet, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JWTDL (b) DLTWJ (c) LDTWJ (d) DTWJL
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, ant, candle, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABCL (b) ACLB (c) BACL (d) LCAB
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cook Cook Play (b) Every Cook Play Cook (c) Cook Every Play Cook (d) Cook Play Cook Every
27. 27.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 7760650809. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 776 006 50809 (b) 776 065 0089 (c) 776 065 0809 (d) 776 065 080
29. 29.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Play Crazy (b) Eat Cats Play Crazy (c) Crazy Play Cats Eat (d) Cats Play Crazy Eat
33. 33.🔤 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
34. 34.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 291841901. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 291 419 01 (b) 291 841 9901 (c) 291 841 091 (d) 291 841 901
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 900524701947. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9005 2470 1947 (b) 9005 2401 947 (c) 9005 2247 01947 (d) 9005 2407 1947
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
38. 38.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
40. 40.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam

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