Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 661 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 5471676902. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 457 167 6902 (b) 547 167 692 (c) 547 167 69902 (d) 547 167 6902
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, frog, doll, banana, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFDBA (b) FDBAR (c) ABDFR (d) FRDBA
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 6034174575. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 603 414 575 (b) 603 417 4575 (c) 603 417 45755 (d) 603 417 5475
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 7471866108. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 747 186 618 (b) 747 168 6108 (c) 747 186 6108 (d) 747 186 61088
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 983210874. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 893 210 874 (b) 983 210 874 (c) 932 108 74 (d) 998 321 0874
9. 9.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wins Goats (b) Goats Wins Seven (c) Wins Seven Goats (d) Wins Goats Seven
12. 12.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 809021699114. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8090 1269 9114 (b) 8090 2169 9114 (c) 8090 2169 91114 (d) 8090 2169 911
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 190238875219. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1902 3888 75219 (b) 1920 3887 5219 (c) 1902 3887 5219 (d) 1902 3887 219
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🔤 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
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 978934547458. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9789 3454 4758 (b) 9789 3454 745 (c) 9789 3454 77458 (d) 9789 3454 7458
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 222429872. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 222 428 72 (b) 224 229 872 (c) 222 242 9872 (d) 222 429 872
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 252690081. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 226 900 81 (b) 252 690 0081 (c) 252 690 801 (d) 252 690 081
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, banana, kite, umbrella, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUKBW (b) BKUOW (c) BWKUO (d) WBKUO
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Goats Sing (b) Wet Sing Goats (c) Goats Wet Sing (d) Sing Wet Goats
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 663097409. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 663 097 4409 (b) 663 097 49 (c) 663 097 409 (d) 660 397 409
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
32. 32.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, violin, radio, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VPRU (b) URVP (c) VRUP (d) PVRU
35. 35.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, urn, jalebi, violin, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TVJUM (b) UMJVT (c) MUJVT (d) UJVTM
37. 37.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 171238951. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 171 289 51 (b) 171 238 951 (c) 171 223 8951 (d) 711 238 951
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 335016841. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 335 016 841 (b) 335 001 6841 (c) 335 016 41 (d) 335 061 841
40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False

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