Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 59 · 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: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, tent, rope? (a) Rani Toys Dad (b) Toys Dad Rani (c) Dad Toys Rani (d) Toys Rani Dad
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 4275466679. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 442 754 66679 (b) 427 546 6679 (c) 425 466 679 (d) 427 564 6679
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 5362613763. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 536 263 1763 (b) 536 261 33763 (c) 536 261 3763 (d) 536 261 763
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 544621782509. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5464 2178 2509 (b) 5442 1782 509 (c) 5444 6217 82509 (d) 5446 2178 2509
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Love Fly Rani (b) Fly Love Seven Rani (c) Rani Seven Love Fly (d) Seven Rani Love Fly
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 3393684087. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 333 936 84087 (b) 393 684 087 (c) 339 368 4807 (d) 339 368 4087
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) WSG
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, ball, van, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BVGP (b) GVBP (c) BPVG (d) PBVG
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 3170342720. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 317 034 270 (b) 317 034 2720 (c) 317 034 27220 (d) 317 043 2720
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 210624688. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 210 246 88 (b) 210 624 688 (c) 210 624 868 (d) 210 624 4688
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 6563932713. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 566 393 2713 (b) 663 932 713 (c) 656 339 32713 (d) 656 393 2713
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Pink All Eight (b) Eight Love Pink All (c) All Pink Love Eight (d) Love Eight Pink All
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, tiger, urn? (a) Under Tea Kids (b) Kids Tea Under (c) Tea Kids Under (d) Tea Under Kids
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 917842218204. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9178 4221 824 (b) 9178 4221 8204 (c) 9177 8422 18204 (d) 9178 2421 8204
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Eight Silly Wins (b) Eight Neat Silly Wins (c) Wins Silly Eight Neat (d) Eight Silly Wins Neat
27. 27.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Fly Mum Aunty (b) Aunty Mum Fly Jolly (c) Fly Jolly Mum Aunty (d) Fly Mum Aunty Jolly
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 388111330. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 388 113 130 (b) 388 113 30 (c) 388 111 330 (d) 388 111 1330
34. 34.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
39. 39.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 131275925703. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1321 7592 5703 (b) 1127 5925 703 (c) 1312 7592 55703 (d) 1312 7592 5703

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