Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 34 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, bucket, needle, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNKP (b) PBNK (c) BPNK (d) KNBP
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, kite, inkpot, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KIDW (b) DIKW (c) WKID (d) KWID
4. 4.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 706334890. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 076 334 890 (b) 063 348 90 (c) 706 334 8990 (d) 706 334 890
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 594569006. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 594 569 06 (b) 549 569 006 (c) 594 569 006 (d) 594 569 0066
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, doll, fan? (a) Funny Dad Nine (b) Nine Dad Funny (c) Dad Nine Funny (d) Dad Funny Nine
16. 16.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 567908405. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 567 908 8405 (b) 567 908 405 (c) 657 908 405 (d) 569 084 05
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, glass, violin, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMVL (b) MGVL (c) LVGM (d) GVLM
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 331230097236. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3312 3009 723 (b) 3312 3009 72366 (c) 3312 3009 7236 (d) 3321 3009 7236
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, coconut, anchor? (a) Aunty Cook Wet (b) Wet Cook Aunty (c) Cook Wet Aunty (d) Cook Aunty Wet
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Pigs Cook (b) Cook Pigs Cats Eat (c) Cats Pigs Cook Eat (d) Eat Cats Pigs Cook
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 507077358. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 500 777 358 (b) 507 073 58 (c) 550 707 7358 (d) 507 077 358
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, vase, lemon, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VLOD (b) DVLO (c) OLVD (d) VDLO
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 609771023. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 660 977 1023 (b) 609 771 023 (c) 609 717 023 (d) 609 710 23
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 527444955928. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5274 4499 55928 (b) 5274 4495 5982 (c) 5274 4495 528 (d) 5274 4495 5928
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, ant, tiger, glass, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ASTGW (b) WGTAS (c) SATGW (d) ATGWS
32. 32.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) WSEN
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 350762163. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 350 762 163 (b) 350 762 13 (c) 350 776 2163 (d) 357 062 163
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wet Silly (b) Wet Green Silly (c) Wet Silly Green (d) Silly Wet Green
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, spoon, banana? (a) Seven Bunny Nine (b) Seven Nine Bunny (c) Nine Seven Bunny (d) Bunny Seven Nine
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, guava, violin? (a) Green Wins Vans (b) Vans Green Wins (c) Green Vans Wins (d) Wins Green Vans
39. 39.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧰 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

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