Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 511 · 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: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
7. 7.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, ball, tomato, spoon, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BCTSK (b) BTSKC (c) KSTBC (d) CBTSK
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 301518807. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 301 518 807 (b) 031 518 807 (c) 301 518 80 (d) 301 151 8807
11. 11.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
12. 12.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a long story
16. 16.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 155605116416. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1556 0511 6146 (b) 1155 6051 16416 (c) 1556 0511 641 (d) 1556 0511 6416
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
19. 19.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
22. 22.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, apple, doll? (a) Dogs Aunty Red (b) Aunty Red Dogs (c) Red Aunty Dogs (d) Aunty Dogs Red
25. 25.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Eat Nine (b) Nine Eat Silly Wet (c) Eat Nine Silly Wet (d) Eat Silly Wet Nine
27. 27.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 3787825050. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 337 878 25050 (b) 378 782 505 (c) 378 785 2050 (d) 378 782 5050
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 224721242. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 222 472 1242 (b) 224 721 242 (c) 224 212 42 (d) 224 721 224
30. 30.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, cat, orange? (a) Kites Cats Old (b) Cats Old Kites (c) Old Cats Kites (d) Cats Kites Old
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 515720991787. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5157 2099 1787 (b) 5157 2091 9787 (c) 1572 0991 787 (d) 5157 2099 17887
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Eat Pink Ants (b) Eat Lazy Pink Ants (c) Lazy Pink Ants Eat (d) Ants Pink Lazy Eat
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 1182224738. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 118 222 7438 (b) 118 222 24738 (c) 118 222 738 (d) 118 222 4738
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 209898216. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 209 882 16 (b) 029 898 216 (c) 209 898 216 (d) 209 899 8216
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 384921705. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 384 921 7005 (b) 389 421 705 (c) 384 921 705 (d) 384 917 05
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, pencil, ball? (a) Play Goats Bunny (b) Goats Play Bunny (c) Bunny Play Goats (d) Play Bunny Goats

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