Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 269 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, tomato, van? (a) Vines Tea Under (b) Tea Vines Under (c) Tea Under Vines (d) Under Tea Vines
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 3562978028. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 365 297 8028 (b) 356 297 028 (c) 356 229 78028 (d) 356 297 8028
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 4351569705. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 435 156 7905 (b) 435 159 705 (c) 435 156 9705 (d) 443 515 69705
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 443191098182. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4431 9019 8182 (b) 4431 9109 81822 (c) 4431 9109 8182 (d) 4431 9109 812
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
6. 6.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 134911506221. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1349 1106 221 (b) 1134 9115 06221 (c) 1349 1150 6221 (d) 1349 1150 2621
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, candle, watch, pencil, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPWCM (b) CMWPB (c) CWPBM (d) MCWPB
9. 9.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, lemon, monkey, sock, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BSMLF (b) FLMSB (c) LFMSB (d) LMSBF
15. 15.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Lions Fly (b) Seven Lions Fly Rani (c) Fly Lions Seven Rani (d) Rani Seven Lions Fly
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) date chunks
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 684101807255. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6840 1807 255 (b) 6841 0108 7255 (c) 6841 0180 7255 (d) 6844 1018 07255
26. 26.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 581636890. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 518 636 890 (b) 581 636 890 (c) 581 663 6890 (d) 816 368 90
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ESWN
29. 29.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
30. 30.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, mango, fan, ladder, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLFMD (b) DMFLC (c) MFLCD (d) MDFLC
33. 33.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 956169075. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 995 616 9075 (b) 956 169 705 (c) 956 690 75 (d) 956 169 075
35. 35.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) APLE
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 1740304116. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 174 034 116 (b) 170 430 4116 (c) 174 030 41166 (d) 174 030 4116
39. 39.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 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

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