Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 570 · 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 acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 6204044732. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 620 404 432 (b) 620 404 47732 (c) 620 404 4732 (d) 260 404 4732
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 4399039979. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 493 903 9979 (b) 439 903 999 (c) 439 903 39979 (d) 439 903 9979
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 196141242848. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1961 4124 28448 (b) 1961 4124 288 (c) 1961 4124 2848 (d) 1964 1124 2848
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, ball, mango, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WMBF (b) FBMW (c) BMWF (d) BFMW
10. 10.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 825054990. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 825 054 990 (b) 825 054 90 (c) 852 054 990 (d) 825 505 4990
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Love Every (b) Love Every Pink All (c) Every Love Pink All (d) Love Pink All Every
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, duck, net? (a) Wet Dad Neat (b) Dad Neat Wet (c) Neat Dad Wet (d) Dad Wet Neat
15. 15.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 171761583918. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1717 6158 3918 (b) 1717 7615 83918 (c) 1717 6153 8918 (d) 1717 6158 398
17. 17.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 9740028030. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 974 002 8003 (b) 974 002 80330 (c) 940 028 030 (d) 974 002 8030
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, banana, glass, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPGK (b) BGKP (c) KGBP (d) PBGK
20. 20.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
21. 21.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
22. 22.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, inkpot, ball? (a) Inside Bunny Crazy (b) Inside Crazy Bunny (c) Bunny Inside Crazy (d) Crazy Inside Bunny
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 216267770. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 216 276 770 (b) 216 277 70 (c) 216 267 7770 (d) 216 267 770
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 9613901341. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 961 391 0341 (b) 961 390 134 (c) 961 390 1341 (d) 961 390 13411
37. 37.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 107987536205. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1079 9875 36205 (b) 1079 7853 6205 (c) 1079 8753 6205 (d) 1079 8756 205

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