Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 54 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 354684769853. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3564 8476 9853 (b) 3546 6847 69853 (c) 3546 8476 983 (d) 3546 8476 9853
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, violin, doll, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVDT (b) VMDT (c) TDVM (d) VDTM
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 539700628. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 397 006 28 (b) 539 070 628 (c) 553 970 0628 (d) 539 700 628
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 392393261. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 392 399 3261 (b) 932 393 261 (c) 392 393 261 (d) 392 393 26
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 7819811566. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 781 981 1656 (b) 781 981 1566 (c) 781 998 11566 (d) 781 981 566
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 2574776244. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 257 477 244 (b) 257 477 6244 (c) 255 747 76244 (d) 257 747 6244
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Pigs All Eight (b) All Pigs Love Eight (c) Love Eight Pigs All (d) Eight Love Pigs All
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
11. 11.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) an acronym
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 383139751. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 381 339 751 (b) 383 139 9751 (c) 383 139 751 (d) 383 139 51
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 568152948. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 568 155 2948 (b) 568 152 948 (c) 568 159 248 (d) 568 129 48
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, rope, pencil? (a) Rani All Pink (b) Pink Rani All (c) Rani Pink All (d) All Rani Pink
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, wallet, jug? (a) Jolly Wins Lions (b) Wins Lions Jolly (c) Wins Jolly Lions (d) Lions Wins Jolly
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 713108841. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 713 108 841 (b) 713 108 41 (c) 771 310 8841 (d) 731 108 841
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
20. 20.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 721526703349. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7215 2670 3349 (b) 7215 2267 03349 (c) 7215 6703 349 (d) 7215 2670 3439
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 493365509483. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4933 6550 9483 (b) 4933 6550 9438 (c) 4933 6509 483 (d) 4933 3655 09483
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
28. 28.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Pigs Aunty Eight (b) Aunty Pigs Love Eight (c) Love Eight Pigs Aunty (d) Eight Love Pigs Aunty
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 981612730142. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9861 1273 0142 (b) 9816 1230 142 (c) 9816 1277 30142 (d) 9816 1273 0142
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 211633911503. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2116 3391 1053 (b) 2113 3911 503 (c) 2111 6339 11503 (d) 2116 3391 1503
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 412377272. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 412 377 2272 (b) 412 372 772 (c) 412 377 272 (d) 423 772 72
33. 33.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 356597516716. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3356 5975 16716 (b) 3565 9516 716 (c) 3565 9751 6761 (d) 3565 9751 6716
37. 37.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, candle, violin, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICVO (b) CIVO (c) OVCI (d) CVOI
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pigs Cook Every (b) Every Cook Pigs Crazy (c) Cook Pigs Crazy Every (d) Cook Every Pigs Crazy
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 837936374. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 837 993 6374 (b) 837 936 374 (c) 837 963 74 (d) 837 396 374

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