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Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 646 · 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 279441804663. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2744 1804 663 (b) 2794 4180 4663 (c) 2794 4180 46663 (d) 2794 1480 4663
  2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, umbrella, glass? (a) My Uncle Green (b) Green Uncle My (c) Uncle My Green (d) Uncle Green My
  3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
  4. 4.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
  7. 7.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
  10. 10.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧰 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
  12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 5171683807. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 517 168 307 (b) 517 168 38807 (c) 517 168 3807 (d) 517 186 3807
  13. 13.🧰 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
  14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 416996122. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 416 996 122 (b) 416 999 6122 (c) 416 991 22 (d) 416 996 212
  15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 316138561. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 316 138 5661 (b) 361 138 561 (c) 316 138 561 (d) 361 385 61
  16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 555851654. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 558 551 654 (b) 558 516 54 (c) 555 851 1654 (d) 555 851 654
  17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, jalebi, rose? (a) Jolly Runs Dad (b) Dad Jolly Runs (c) Runs Jolly Dad (d) Jolly Dad Runs
  18. 18.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
  22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Lazy Fly (b) Seven Lazy Fly Rani (c) Fly Lazy Seven Rani (d) Rani Seven Lazy Fly
  23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  24. 24.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
  25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 127236609. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 127 266 09 (b) 127 236 069 (c) 127 236 609 (d) 127 723 6609
  26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 653021174. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 653 021 174 (b) 653 021 74 (c) 653 201 174 (d) 655 302 1174
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, coconut, ant, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CALW (b) WCAL (c) CWAL (d) LACW
  28. 28.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Goats Sing (b) Wise Sing Goats (c) Goats Wise Sing (d) Sing Wise Goats
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, drum, urn, jeep, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MJUDR (b) DUJMR (c) DRUJM (d) RDUJM
  31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 148572942. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 145 872 942 (b) 148 572 942 (c) 148 572 9942 (d) 148 579 42
  32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
  33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
  34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, jug, wallet? (a) Wet Jeeps Dance (b) Jeeps Wet Dance (c) Jeeps Dance Wet (d) Dance Jeeps Wet
  35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 259614701767. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2591 6470 1767 (b) 2596 1470 1767 (c) 2596 1470 767 (d) 2596 1470 17767
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, watch, tent, orange, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WPTOK (b) WTOKP (c) KOTWP (d) PWTOK
  37. 37.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 626952370. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 626 952 3770 (b) 626 952 370 (c) 626 953 70 (d) 626 925 370
  39. 39.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 2794 4180 4663
  2. My Uncle Green
  3. VIBGYOR
  4. False
  5. a first-letter sentence
  6. ELPA
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a first-letter sentence
  10. True
  11. an acronym
  12. 517 168 3807
  13. a first-letter sentence
  14. 416 996 122
  15. 316 138 561
  16. 555 851 654
  17. Dad Jolly Runs
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. chunking
  22. Rani Seven Lazy Fly
  23. an acronym
  24. a rhyme
  25. 127 236 609
  26. 653 021 174
  27. WCAL
  28. True
  29. Sing Wise Goats
  30. RDUJM
  31. 148 572 942
  32. a memory trick
  33. a rhyme
  34. Dance Jeeps Wet
  35. 2596 1470 1767
  36. PWTOK
  37. True
  38. 626 952 370
  39. False
  40. False

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