Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 340 · 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) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 8167165889. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 816 716 588 (b) 816 716 55889 (c) 816 716 5898 (d) 816 716 5889
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, drum, banana? (a) Dad Big Only (b) Dad Only Big (c) Big Dad Only (d) Only Dad Big
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jeeps Mice Aunty (b) Jeeps Frogs Mice Aunty (c) Frogs Mice Aunty Jeeps (d) Aunty Mice Frogs Jeeps
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, jug, banana, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBCT (b) JTBC (c) TJBC (d) CBJT
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, vase, rope? (a) Neat Very Red (b) Very Red Neat (c) Very Neat Red (d) Red Very Neat
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
11. 11.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 7217030390. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 721 730 390 (b) 721 703 3090 (c) 772 170 30390 (d) 721 703 0390
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
14. 14.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, cat, tent? (a) Pink Crazy Toys (b) Crazy Pink Toys (c) Crazy Toys Pink (d) Toys Crazy Pink
18. 18.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 610195264. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 610 195 624 (b) 610 195 264 (c) 610 195 24 (d) 611 019 5264
21. 21.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, mango, rope, urn, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MSRUT (b) SMRUT (c) TURMS (d) MRUTS
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, rope, candle, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCWG (b) WCRG (c) GRCW (d) RGCW
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 415267263. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 145 267 263 (b) 452 672 63 (c) 415 267 263 (d) 415 267 2633
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 258467463292. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5846 7463 292 (b) 2584 4674 63292 (c) 2584 6746 3922 (d) 2584 6746 3292
29. 29.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) chunking
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, goat, coconut, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GJCB (b) JGCB (c) GCBJ (d) BCGJ
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 764978041. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 764 978 041 (b) 764 977 8041 (c) 764 978 01 (d) 746 978 041
33. 33.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lions Frogs Red (b) Silly Red Lions Frogs (c) Red Silly Lions Frogs (d) Frogs Lions Silly Red
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 6232106941. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 623 210 941 (b) 623 120 6941 (c) 623 210 6941 (d) 623 210 69411
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 4179852436. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 411 798 52436 (b) 417 985 2436 (c) 179 852 436 (d) 417 985 2463

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