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Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 26 · 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: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
  2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 224301524644. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2243 0115 24644 (b) 2243 0152 4644 (c) 2243 0152 4464 (d) 2240 1524 644
  3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) chunking
  4. 4.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
  5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 207082525. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 207 088 2525 (b) 207 082 525 (c) 200 782 525 (d) 070 825 25
  6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
  7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
  8. 8.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, tomato, shoe? (a) Toys Cats Sing (b) Cats Toys Sing (c) Sing Toys Cats (d) Toys Sing Cats
  10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
  11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
  12. 12.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
  14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 578105463. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 578 104 63 (b) 587 105 463 (c) 578 105 463 (d) 578 105 4663
  15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 141033995026. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1410 3399 526 (b) 1410 3399 5026 (c) 1410 3399 5062 (d) 1410 0339 95026
  16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Seven Lions Funny (b) Funny Lions Seven Runs (c) Seven Lions Funny Runs (d) Seven Runs Lions Funny
  17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Lions Eat (b) Lions Pink All Eat (c) Eat Lions Pink All (d) Lions Eat Pink All
  18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
  19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 4501898257. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 401 898 257 (b) 540 189 8257 (c) 450 189 8257 (d) 450 189 88257
  20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 314695530461. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3146 9553 461 (b) 1346 9553 0461 (c) 3146 9553 04461 (d) 3146 9553 0461
  21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, flute, orange? (a) Only Funny Toys (b) Funny Only Toys (c) Funny Toys Only (d) Toys Funny Only
  22. 22.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Pigs Lazy Every (b) Lazy Pigs Ants Every (c) Every Lazy Pigs Ants (d) Lazy Every Pigs Ants
  24. 24.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
  25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 586093921773. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5860 9392 1773 (b) 5860 9392 177 (c) 5860 9392 1737 (d) 5586 0939 21773
  27. 27.🧰 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
  28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 318203162573. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3128 0316 2573 (b) 3182 3162 573 (c) 3182 0311 62573 (d) 3182 0316 2573
  29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, spoon, goat, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDGJ (b) DSGJ (c) JGSD (d) SGJD
  31. 31.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 648190632. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 648 819 0632 (b) 681 906 32 (c) 641 890 632 (d) 648 190 632
  33. 33.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, jug, monkey? (a) Jeeps Ice Mum (b) Ice Jeeps Mum (c) Jeeps Mum Ice (d) Mum Jeeps Ice
  35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 333326546. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 333 332 6546 (b) 333 326 456 (c) 333 326 546 (d) 333 265 46
  37. 37.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Crazy Every (b) Crazy Play Cook Every (c) Every Cook Play Crazy (d) Cook Every Play Crazy
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, tent, goat, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TGVD (b) VGTD (c) DTGV (d) TDGV
  40. 40.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a rhyme
  2. 2243 0152 4644
  3. chunking
  4. a memory trick
  5. 207 082 525
  6. a first-letter sentence
  7. chunking
  8. False
  9. Cats Toys Sing
  10. a first-letter sentence
  11. chunking
  12. False
  13. a rhyme
  14. 578 105 463
  15. 1410 3399 5026
  16. Runs Seven Lions Funny
  17. Eat Lions Pink All
  18. MVEMJSUN
  19. 450 189 8257
  20. 3146 9553 0461
  21. Toys Funny Only
  22. False
  23. Every Lazy Pigs Ants
  24. a rhyme
  25. chunking
  26. 5860 9392 1773
  27. an acronym
  28. 3182 0316 2573
  29. chunking
  30. DSGJ
  31. True
  32. 648 190 632
  33. True
  34. Ice Jeeps Mum
  35. a first-letter sentence
  36. 333 326 546
  37. False
  38. Every Cook Play Crazy
  39. DTGV
  40. True

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