Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 583 · 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: guava, pillow, orange? (a) Only Pink Grab (b) Grab Pink Only (c) Pink Grab Only (d) Pink Only Grab
2. 2.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 3117585484. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 311 758 5484 (b) 311 785 5484 (c) 317 585 484 (d) 311 755 85484
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, van, anchor, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGAD (b) GVAD (c) DAVG (d) VADG
6. 6.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, lemon, flute? (a) Lions Fly Big (b) Lions Big Fly (c) Fly Lions Big (d) Big Lions Fly
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, watch, jalebi, spoon, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RWJSD (b) WRJSD (c) WJSDR (d) DSJWR
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 891694341100. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8916 4341 100 (b) 9816 9434 1100 (c) 8916 6943 41100 (d) 8916 9434 1100
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, tiger, mango, apple, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDMAV (b) VAMTD (c) TMAVD (d) DTMAV
13. 13.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
14. 14.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, jalebi, rose, violin, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRVFG (b) JGRVF (c) GJRVF (d) FVRJG
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 412027707. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 412 027 770 (b) 412 027 7007 (c) 412 027 707 (d) 412 027 77
17. 17.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 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
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
20. 20.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, kettle, ball? (a) Kids Ants Bakes (b) Bakes Kids Ants (c) Ants Kids Bakes (d) Kids Bakes Ants
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
23. 23.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, drum, spoon, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSVW (b) WDSV (c) VSDW (d) DWSV
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 214203761018. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2142 0376 1018 (b) 2142 0377 61018 (c) 2142 0361 018 (d) 2140 2376 1018
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, spoon, goat, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSGD (b) SVGD (c) SGDV (d) DGSV
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, cat, anchor? (a) Love Crazy Aunty (b) Crazy Aunty Love (c) Aunty Crazy Love (d) Crazy Love Aunty
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
31. 31.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
33. 33.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 208286147201. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2082 8661 47201 (b) 2082 8614 7201 (c) 0282 8614 7201 (d) 2088 6147 201
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, ladder, monkey? (a) Mice Love Dad (b) Love Mice Dad (c) Dad Love Mice (d) Love Dad Mice
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, drum, cat? (a) Dad Cats Tiny (b) Cats Dad Tiny (c) Tiny Dad Cats (d) Dad Tiny Cats
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Sing Goats (b) Goats Wins Sing (c) Wins Goats Sing (d) Sing Wins Goats
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 7072042002. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 707 204 2002 (b) 707 204 20002 (c) 772 042 002 (d) 702 704 2002
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking

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