Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 41 · 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 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, lemon, onion, frog, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PLOFM (b) LPOFM (c) LOFMP (d) MFOLP
4. 4.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 728542644. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 728 554 2644 (b) 728 542 64 (c) 728 452 644 (d) 728 542 644
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 808204914401. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 0882 0491 4401 (b) 8082 0491 14401 (c) 8082 0491 4401 (d) 0820 4914 401
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Nani Seven Wise (b) Eight Seven Wise Nani (c) Nani Eight Seven Wise (d) Wise Seven Eight Nani
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, van, kite? (a) Kids Vans Old (b) Vans Old Kids (c) Vans Kids Old (d) Old Vans Kids
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Seven Wise Nani (b) Nani Every Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Every Nani (d) Every Nani Seven Wise
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) WSG
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Lions Every (b) Lions Pink All Every (c) Every Lions Pink All (d) Lions Every Pink All
13. 13.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, jug, rope, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRIC (b) IRJC (c) JCRI (d) CJRI
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
16. 16.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, banana, jeep? (a) Jolly Bakes Vines (b) Bakes Jolly Vines (c) Bakes Vines Jolly (d) Vines Bakes Jolly
18. 18.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Love Fly (b) Seven Love Fly Rani (c) Rani Seven Love Fly (d) Fly Love Seven Rani
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, vase, kite, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VJKR (b) VKRJ (c) JVKR (d) RKVJ
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
23. 23.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 8191797856. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 189 179 7856 (b) 819 179 7856 (c) 819 179 785 (d) 819 917 97856
25. 25.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nine Every Seven Wet (b) Wet Seven Every Nine (c) Every Nine Seven Wet (d) Every Seven Wet Nine
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Play Lazy Eat (b) Eat Lazy Play All (c) Lazy Play All Eat (d) Lazy Eat Play All
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 134435106. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 134 435 106 (b) 314 435 106 (c) 134 431 06 (d) 133 443 5106
30. 30.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 480071349297. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4800 7134 2997 (b) 4800 7713 49297 (c) 4800 7134 9297 (d) 4800 7134 297
32. 32.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
34. 34.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, jalebi, banana, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JMBF (b) FBJM (c) JBFM (d) MJBF
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Love Pigs Ants (b) Ants Pigs Love Every (c) Love Every Pigs Ants (d) Love Pigs Ants Every
37. 37.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, kite, frog, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFCB (b) CFKB (c) KBFC (d) BKFC
39. 39.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 8305727352. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 830 527 7352 (b) 305 727 352 (c) 830 572 7352 (d) 830 557 27352

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