Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 568 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, tent, candle? (a) All Toys Cats (b) Toys Cats All (c) Toys All Cats (d) Cats Toys All
2. 2.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, pillow, spoon, umbrella, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VUSPR (b) RPSUV (c) PRSUV (d) PSUVR
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
9. 9.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
11. 11.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 4344313478. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 434 431 33478 (b) 434 431 3478 (c) 434 313 478 (d) 434 431 4378
14. 14.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
16. 16.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
18. 18.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
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 kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, mirror, needle? (a) My Dad Nani (b) My Nani Dad (c) Dad My Nani (d) Nani My Dad
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 230354222739. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2303 5422 2739 (b) 2305 4222 739 (c) 2303 5422 22739 (d) 2303 5422 7239
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 497781169681. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4977 8116 9681 (b) 4977 8116 681 (c) 4978 7116 9681 (d) 4977 7811 69681
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, anchor, flute, doll, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARFDG (b) GDFAR (c) AFDGR (d) RAFDG
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
29. 29.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, coconut, banana? (a) Big Crazy Neat (b) Crazy Neat Big (c) Crazy Big Neat (d) Neat Crazy Big
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 645168100476. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6451 6810 0476 (b) 6445 1681 00476 (c) 6451 6800 476 (d) 6451 6810 0746
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Sing Love Fly (b) Fly Love Sing Runs (c) Sing Love Fly Runs (d) Sing Runs Love Fly
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 229613134920. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2296 1313 4920 (b) 2296 1331 4920 (c) 2296 1313 49200 (d) 2296 1334 920
34. 34.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 2141129035. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 214 129 035 (b) 124 112 9035 (c) 214 411 29035 (d) 214 112 9035
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 8228235716. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 822 825 716 (b) 282 823 5716 (c) 822 823 5716 (d) 822 882 35716
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 7785524402. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 778 552 4402 (b) 778 552 44402 (c) 785 524 402 (d) 778 552 4042
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 2012994979. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 201 299 49779 (b) 201 294 979 (c) 202 199 4979 (d) 201 299 4979

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