Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 523 · 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: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
4. 4.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, lamp, tent, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LTWP (b) WTLP (c) PLTW (d) LPTW
6. 6.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a long story
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 421412809. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 421 412 809 (b) 421 412 8809 (c) 412 412 809 (d) 414 128 09
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wet Seven (b) Wet Seven Grab (c) Seven Wet Grab (d) Wet Grab Seven
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 339880768. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 398 807 68 (b) 339 880 786 (c) 339 880 7688 (d) 339 880 768
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eat Lions Pink Aunty (b) Aunty Pink Lions Eat (c) Lions Eat Pink Aunty (d) Lions Pink Aunty Eat
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Seven Wet Nani (b) Eat Nani Seven Wet (c) Nani Eat Seven Wet (d) Wet Seven Eat Nani
16. 16.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, nest, orange, goat, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NOGVF (b) FNOGV (c) VGONF (d) NFOGV
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nine Silly Wise (b) Nine Eat Silly Wise (c) Eat Silly Wise Nine (d) Wise Silly Eat Nine
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mum Fly Jeeps (b) Fly Jeeps Mum Aunty (c) Fly Mum Aunty Jeeps (d) Jeeps Fly Mum Aunty
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 539162465. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 593 162 465 (b) 591 624 65 (c) 539 916 2465 (d) 539 162 465
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, ice cream, coconut, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LCIW (b) ICLW (c) IWCL (d) WICL
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 5924360081. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 592 436 0081 (b) 592 436 081 (c) 599 243 60081 (d) 592 436 0018
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
31. 31.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 771613792. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 771 613 792 (b) 771 613 729 (c) 771 613 3792 (d) 771 637 92
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, orange, doll? (a) Owls Funny Dogs (b) Dogs Owls Funny (c) Funny Owls Dogs (d) Owls Dogs Funny
35. 35.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 571287327. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 512 873 27 (b) 571 228 7327 (c) 571 287 327 (d) 571 827 327
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 745021639246. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7450 2116 39246 (b) 7450 2163 9246 (c) 7452 1639 246 (d) 7540 2163 9246
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, coconut, inkpot? (a) Cats Dogs Inside (b) Inside Cats Dogs (c) Cats Inside Dogs (d) Dogs Cats Inside
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 8630762900. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 863 076 2900 (b) 830 762 900 (c) 683 076 2900 (d) 886 307 62900

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