Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 498 · 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.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 533515869. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 535 315 869 (b) 533 158 69 (c) 533 511 5869 (d) 533 515 869
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WSG
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 449539595226. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4499 5395 95226 (b) 4495 3959 5226 (c) 4453 9595 226 (d) 4495 3599 5226
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, frog, pillow? (a) Pink Fly Dance (b) Dance Fly Pink (c) Fly Dance Pink (d) Fly Pink Dance
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 367472381734. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3674 7238 1734 (b) 3674 7238 17734 (c) 3647 7238 1734 (d) 3674 7238 174
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, radio, coconut, ball, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IBCRT (b) RTCBI (c) TRCBI (d) RCBIT
13. 13.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 281152036031. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2811 5203 60031 (b) 2811 5203 631 (c) 2811 5203 6031 (d) 2811 5203 6301
15. 15.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 9353539618. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 953 353 9618 (b) 933 535 39618 (c) 935 353 9618 (d) 935 353 618
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, banana, lemon? (a) Bunny Love Dance (b) Bunny Dance Love (c) Love Bunny Dance (d) Dance Bunny Love
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 7780251693. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 780 251 693 (b) 778 025 1693 (c) 778 205 1693 (d) 778 025 11693
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 628830773. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 628 307 73 (b) 628 830 737 (c) 628 830 773 (d) 628 830 7773
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, shoe, tent? (a) Tea Sing Under (b) Under Sing Tea (c) Sing Under Tea (d) Sing Tea Under
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 2764239066. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 267 423 9066 (b) 276 423 906 (c) 276 423 9066 (d) 276 423 90666
23. 23.🧰 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) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, vase, ball? (a) Goats Vans Bakes (b) Bakes Vans Goats (c) Vans Goats Bakes (d) Vans Bakes Goats
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 101181058. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 101 181 08 (b) 100 118 1058 (c) 101 118 058 (d) 101 181 058
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, ant, drum? (a) Dogs Ants Very (b) Ants Dogs Very (c) Ants Very Dogs (d) Very Ants Dogs
27. 27.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Goats (b) Wins Goats Seven (c) Seven Wins Goats (d) Goats Wins Seven
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 322450559. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 322 405 59 (b) 324 250 559 (c) 322 445 0559 (d) 322 450 559
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, goat, tomato? (a) Goats Toys Silly (b) Toys Goats Silly (c) Silly Goats Toys (d) Goats Silly Toys
32. 32.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, violin, monkey, apple, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UAMVT (b) TVMAU (c) VMAUT (d) VTMAU
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, tent, nest, rope, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TNROJ (b) JTNRO (c) TJNRO (d) ORNTJ
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
37. 37.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 167484184. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 167 484 184 (b) 167 448 4184 (c) 167 484 814 (d) 174 841 84
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lions Funny Rani (b) Silly Rani Lions Funny (c) Funny Lions Silly Rani (d) Rani Silly Lions Funny

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