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Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 628 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🔢 You want to remember the number 173115714. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 173 311 5714 (b) 731 157 14 (c) 173 115 174 (d) 173 115 714
  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: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, fan, monkey? (a) Fly Pigs Mum (b) Fly Mum Pigs (c) Mum Fly Pigs (d) Pigs Fly Mum
  6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 759014025842. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7759 0140 25842 (b) 7509 1402 5842 (c) 7590 1402 542 (d) 7590 1402 5842
  7. 7.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Cook Eat (b) Eat Cook Cook Play (c) Cook Eat Play Cook (d) Eat Cook Play Cook
  9. 9.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 461304584791. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4630 4584 791 (b) 4613 0458 7491 (c) 4613 0458 84791 (d) 4613 0458 4791
  11. 11.🧰 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
  12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
  15. 15.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
  16. 16.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
  17. 17.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
  19. 19.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  20. 20.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 2140375117. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 214 403 75117 (b) 214 037 5117 (c) 214 075 117 (d) 210 437 5117
  24. 24.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, whistle, ice cream, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WOIJ (b) WIJO (c) JIWO (d) OWIJ
  26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 212070957. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 221 070 957 (b) 212 070 9557 (c) 220 709 57 (d) 212 070 957
  27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 285031919721. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2850 3191 9721 (b) 2850 3199 1721 (c) 2850 3191 99721 (d) 2803 1919 721
  28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 7281048246. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 728 100 48246 (b) 728 104 8246 (c) 728 140 8246 (d) 721 048 246
  29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
  30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pink Cook Eight (b) Cook Pink Crazy Eight (c) Eight Crazy Pink Cook (d) Crazy Eight Pink Cook
  31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
  32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, tent, owl? (a) Old Tiny Very (b) Tiny Old Very (c) Tiny Very Old (d) Very Tiny Old
  34. 34.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 475067412. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 475 067 142 (b) 475 067 412 (c) 750 674 12 (d) 447 506 7412
  36. 36.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 443195843. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 443 195 83 (b) 443 195 8443 (c) 443 195 843 (d) 443 915 843
  38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 6580274362. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 568 027 4362 (b) 650 274 362 (c) 658 002 74362 (d) 658 027 4362
  39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
  40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 173 115 714
  2. True
  3. chunking
  4. an acronym
  5. Pigs Fly Mum
  6. 7590 1402 5842
  7. True
  8. Eat Cook Play Cook
  9. False
  10. 4613 0458 4791
  11. a first-letter sentence
  12. an acronym
  13. an acronym
  14. SWG
  15. chunking
  16. a first-letter sentence
  17. True
  18. MVEMJSUN
  19. a rhyme
  20. True
  21. False
  22. True
  23. 214 037 5117
  24. a memory trick
  25. OWIJ
  26. 212 070 957
  27. 2850 3191 9721
  28. 728 104 8246
  29. VIBGYOR
  30. Eight Crazy Pink Cook
  31. a rhyme
  32. False
  33. Very Tiny Old
  34. True
  35. 475 067 412
  36. False
  37. 443 195 843
  38. 658 027 4362
  39. a first-letter sentence
  40. False

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