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Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 176 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  3. 3.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, pencil, radio, ball, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBRPA (b) PRBJA (c) APRBJ (d) PARBJ
  5. 5.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 822015365244. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8220 1536 5244 (b) 8220 1535 6244 (c) 8220 1536 524 (d) 8220 0153 65244
  7. 7.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
  8. 8.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 814166429. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 814 166 429 (b) 814 166 49 (c) 814 166 4299 (d) 814 166 492
  10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 326426130. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 364 261 30 (b) 362 426 130 (c) 326 426 130 (d) 326 426 6130
  11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 401399828. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 410 399 828 (b) 401 399 828 (c) 401 398 28 (d) 440 139 9828
  12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, tomato, ice cream, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TAIW (b) TIWA (c) ATIW (d) WITA
  13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 680806978. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 688 080 6978 (b) 680 806 978 (c) 680 086 978 (d) 688 069 78
  14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lazy Frogs Rani (b) Frogs Lazy Silly Rani (c) Silly Rani Lazy Frogs (d) Rani Silly Lazy Frogs
  15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 950830657. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 950 830 567 (b) 950 830 6657 (c) 950 306 57 (d) 950 830 657
  16. 16.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 726331900375. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7263 3190 0735 (b) 7263 3190 0375 (c) 7263 3119 00375 (d) 7263 1900 375
  18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Pigs Ants Every (b) Ants Pigs Love Every (c) Every Love Pigs Ants (d) Love Every Pigs Ants
  19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 1312479646. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 131 279 646 (b) 131 244 79646 (c) 131 247 9646 (d) 131 247 9466
  20. 20.🧰 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
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, lamp, doll, kite, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LGDKC (b) LDKCG (c) GLDKC (d) CKDLG
  22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
  23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  24. 24.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, jalebi, vase, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVJC (b) JCVK (c) JVKC (d) CJVK
  26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, lamp, guava, jeep, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RLGJD (b) LRGJD (c) DJGLR (d) LGJDR
  28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 717783821. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 717 873 821 (b) 717 783 821 (c) 717 783 21 (d) 717 783 8211
  29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wet Seven (b) Wet Grab Seven (c) Seven Wet Grab (d) Wet Seven Grab
  30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, drum, ball? (a) Bunny Dad Cook (b) Cook Dad Bunny (c) Dad Cook Bunny (d) Dad Bunny Cook
  31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pigs Lions Every (b) Lions Pigs Aunty Every (c) Lions Every Pigs Aunty (d) Every Lions Pigs Aunty
  32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
  33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
  34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 899515139. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 899 511 39 (b) 899 155 139 (c) 889 951 5139 (d) 899 515 139
  35. 35.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, fan, duck, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDFK (b) KFDW (c) FDWK (d) FKDW
  38. 38.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  39. 39.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. chunking
  2. a rhyme
  3. False
  4. APRBJ
  5. True
  6. 8220 1536 5244
  7. a memory trick
  8. False
  9. 814 166 429
  10. 326 426 130
  11. 401 399 828
  12. ATIW
  13. 680 806 978
  14. Rani Silly Lazy Frogs
  15. 950 830 657
  16. True
  17. 7263 3190 0375
  18. Every Love Pigs Ants
  19. 131 247 9646
  20. a first-letter sentence
  21. GLDKC
  22. an acronym
  23. a first-letter sentence
  24. False
  25. CJVK
  26. chunking
  27. RLGJD
  28. 717 783 821
  29. Seven Wet Grab
  30. Cook Dad Bunny
  31. Every Lions Pigs Aunty
  32. JFMA
  33. VIBGYOR
  34. 899 515 139
  35. True
  36. chunking
  37. KFDW
  38. a rhyme
  39. False
  40. True

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