Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 626 · 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: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, drum, ladder, urn, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DLUGA (b) GULDA (c) DALUG (d) ADLUG
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 4512847543. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 451 228 47543 (b) 415 284 7543 (c) 451 284 543 (d) 451 284 7543
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, igloo, tiger, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTIV (b) ITJV (c) VITJ (d) IVTJ
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, tiger, fan? (a) Jeeps Tea Frogs (b) Tea Jeeps Frogs (c) Frogs Tea Jeeps (d) Tea Frogs Jeeps
10. 10.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
12. 12.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 380932050898. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3093 2050 898 (b) 3880 9320 50898 (c) 3809 3200 5898 (d) 3809 3205 0898
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, ant, cat, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AMCN (b) ACNM (c) NCAM (d) MACN
16. 16.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, onion, anchor, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OAFC (b) OCAF (c) COAF (d) FAOC
18. 18.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) GWS
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, rose, net? (a) Neat Runs Seven (b) Seven Runs Neat (c) Runs Neat Seven (d) Runs Seven Neat
21. 21.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 316765908. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 316 765 908 (b) 316 769 508 (c) 316 776 5908 (d) 316 765 08
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 186367904. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 186 367 904 (b) 816 367 904 (c) 863 679 04 (d) 186 367 9904
25. 25.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, umpire, apple, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWAL (b) LAUW (c) WUAL (d) UALW
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, van, rose, frog, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VTRFN (b) VRFNT (c) TVRFN (d) NFRVT
32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
33. 33.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
35. 35.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, pencil, flute, net, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PAFNI (b) INFPA (c) PFNIA (d) APFNI
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
39. 39.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, anchor, lamp, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NLAV (b) ALNV (c) VALN (d) AVLN

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