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Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 198 · 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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
  3. 3.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 1597940235. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 159 794 0235 (b) 159 794 02235 (c) 159 794 025 (d) 159 974 0235
  6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, inkpot, jalebi, cat, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJCPS (b) SIJCP (c) ISJCP (d) PCJIS
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
  9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
  10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Pigs All Every (b) All Pigs Lions Every (c) Every Lions Pigs All (d) Lions Every Pigs All
  11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 873273207522. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8732 7302 7522 (b) 8732 7320 75222 (c) 8732 7320 752 (d) 8732 7320 7522
  12. 12.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pigs Crazy Eat (b) Crazy Pigs Cats Eat (c) Cats Eat Pigs Crazy (d) Eat Cats Pigs Crazy
  14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
  15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Rani Silly Lions Frogs (b) Silly Rani Lions Frogs (c) Silly Lions Frogs Rani (d) Frogs Lions Silly Rani
  16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Eight Play Aunty (b) Love Play Aunty Eight (c) Eight Love Play Aunty (d) Aunty Play Love Eight
  17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  18. 18.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
  20. 20.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
  22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 110986110. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 110 896 110 (b) 110 998 6110 (c) 110 981 10 (d) 110 986 110
  23. 23.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
  26. 26.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, igloo, violin, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGVU (b) UVIG (c) IVUG (d) GIVU
  28. 28.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
  31. 31.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 1675628181. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 167 562 88181 (b) 167 562 8181 (c) 167 562 8118 (d) 675 628 181
  34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 177626880448. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1776 2680 8448 (b) 1776 2688 0448 (c) 1776 2268 80448 (d) 1776 2880 448
  35. 35.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 933200836. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 933 200 836 (b) 933 208 36 (c) 933 220 0836 (d) 933 200 386
  38. 38.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
  40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, needle, doll? (a) Nani Dance Tea (b) Dance Nani Tea (c) Nani Tea Dance (d) Tea Nani Dance

Answer key

  1. an acronym
  2. an acronym
  3. False
  4. chunking
  5. 159 794 0235
  6. True
  7. SIJCP
  8. MVEMJSUN
  9. a rhyme
  10. Every Lions Pigs All
  11. 8732 7320 7522
  12. False
  13. Eat Cats Pigs Crazy
  14. chunking
  15. Rani Silly Lions Frogs
  16. Eight Love Play Aunty
  17. a rhyme
  18. True
  19. a rhyme
  20. False
  21. a memory trick
  22. 110 986 110
  23. False
  24. False
  25. a first-letter sentence
  26. True
  27. GIVU
  28. True
  29. True
  30. a first-letter sentence
  31. True
  32. True
  33. 167 562 8181
  34. 1776 2688 0448
  35. True
  36. False
  37. 933 200 836
  38. True
  39. a first-letter sentence
  40. Tea Nani Dance

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