Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 598 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 7901983466. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 791 098 3466 (b) 790 198 83466 (c) 901 983 466 (d) 790 198 3466
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, violin, net, cat, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVNCW (b) VNCWK (c) VKNCW (d) WCNVK
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jump Fly Mice Aunty (b) Fly Mice Aunty Jump (c) Aunty Mice Fly Jump (d) Fly Jump Mice Aunty
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 1529463788. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 152 964 3788 (b) 115 294 63788 (c) 152 946 3788 (d) 129 463 788
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 354768222. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 354 476 8222 (b) 354 782 22 (c) 534 768 222 (d) 354 768 222
9. 9.🧰 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
10. 10.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 2130909295. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 210 390 9295 (b) 213 009 09295 (c) 213 090 295 (d) 213 090 9295
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, anchor, key, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AKBV (b) AVKB (c) BKAV (d) VAKB
14. 14.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Green Seven (b) Seven Wins Green (c) Wins Seven Green (d) Green Wins Seven
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pink Cook Eat (b) Cook Pink Crazy Eat (c) Crazy Eat Pink Cook (d) Eat Crazy Pink Cook
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, violin, ice cream? (a) Vines Inside Tea (b) Tea Vines Inside (c) Vines Tea Inside (d) Inside Vines Tea
19. 19.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, onion, mango? (a) Mice Only Jeeps (b) Only Jeeps Mice (c) Only Mice Jeeps (d) Jeeps Only Mice
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 275533290. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 275 553 3290 (b) 257 533 290 (c) 275 533 290 (d) 275 532 90
23. 23.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a long story
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, ladder, ball, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LBFO (b) OLBF (c) LOBF (d) FBLO
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 1694272249. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 169 427 22499 (b) 169 427 2249 (c) 169 247 2249 (d) 169 427 229
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
27. 27.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, owl, key, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OKDF (b) OFKD (c) FOKD (d) DKOF
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, frog, shoe? (a) Funny Ants Seven (b) Ants Funny Seven (c) Seven Funny Ants (d) Funny Seven Ants
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
32. 32.🧰 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
33. 33.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, inkpot, jalebi? (a) Love Ink Jolly (b) Ink Jolly Love (c) Jolly Ink Love (d) Ink Love Jolly
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, parrot, drum? (a) Pigs Dance Kind (b) Dance Pigs Kind (c) Pigs Kind Dance (d) Kind Pigs Dance

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