Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 328 · 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.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 922417225688. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9241 7225 688 (b) 9222 4172 25688 (c) 9224 7122 5688 (d) 9224 1722 5688
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 944304956611. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9443 0495 661 (b) 9443 0495 6611 (c) 9443 0495 66111 (d) 4943 0495 6611
7. 7.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, radio, drum, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RGDT (b) RDTG (c) GRDT (d) TDRG
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 876480617299. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8764 8061 2799 (b) 8764 8061 7299 (c) 8764 0617 299 (d) 8876 4806 17299
12. 12.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 890525133. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 890 525 133 (b) 889 052 5133 (c) 890 525 313 (d) 895 251 33
14. 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
16. 16.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, pencil, frog? (a) Pink Funny Crazy (b) Funny Pink Crazy (c) Pink Crazy Funny (d) Crazy Pink Funny
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
19. 19.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 311416721219. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3111 4167 21219 (b) 3114 1671 219 (c) 3114 1672 1219 (d) 3114 1672 1129
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 601994705. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 601 994 7005 (b) 610 994 705 (c) 601 947 05 (d) 601 994 705
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 9317613821. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 931 763 821 (b) 931 761 38211 (c) 937 161 3821 (d) 931 761 3821
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
25. 25.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 3332310114. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 333 231 10114 (b) 332 331 0114 (c) 333 231 0114 (d) 332 310 114
29. 29.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 890734094. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 890 734 0944 (b) 890 734 049 (c) 890 734 094 (d) 890 740 94
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 407830940. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 407 830 9940 (b) 407 380 940 (c) 407 830 94 (d) 407 830 940
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 226149245. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 226 614 9245 (b) 221 492 45 (c) 226 419 245 (d) 226 149 245
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
34. 34.🧰 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
35. 35.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 8160753525. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 816 607 53525 (b) 816 075 3525 (c) 186 075 3525 (d) 816 075 525
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 6017215861. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 601 721 581 (b) 601 722 15861 (c) 601 721 5681 (d) 601 721 5861
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, kettle, guava, tiger, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKGTC (b) KGTCJ (c) KJGTC (d) CTGKJ
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 8594912900. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 859 491 290 (b) 859 491 2900 (c) 854 991 2900 (d) 859 491 22900
40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False

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