Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 671 · 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) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, vase, ice cream, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AIVR (b) VIAR (c) RVIA (d) VRIA
5. 5.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, parrot, lemon? (a) Seven Play Lazy (b) Lazy Play Seven (c) Play Lazy Seven (d) Play Seven Lazy
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, onion, umbrella, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUOW (b) OWUA (c) OUAW (d) WOUA
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
14. 14.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
15. 15.🔤 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
16. 16.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
17. 17.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, tomato, shoe? (a) Tea Very Seven (b) Tea Seven Very (c) Very Tea Seven (d) Seven Tea Very
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 752156000. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 725 156 000 (b) 752 215 6000 (c) 521 560 00 (d) 752 156 000
22. 22.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 869428959. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 689 428 959 (b) 869 428 959 (c) 869 422 8959 (d) 864 289 59
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 4806268079. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 480 626 809 (b) 480 266 8079 (c) 480 662 68079 (d) 480 626 8079
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 990811626. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 990 811 626 (b) 990 811 6266 (c) 990 181 626 (d) 908 116 26
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 5514869347. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 551 486 9347 (b) 551 486 69347 (c) 551 468 9347 (d) 551 486 937
28. 28.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 264810262106. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2648 1026 21106 (b) 2648 1022 6106 (c) 2648 1026 210 (d) 2648 1026 2106
30. 30.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 917551780180. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9177 5517 80180 (b) 9175 5187 0180 (c) 9175 5178 0180 (d) 9175 5180 180
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, kettle, net? (a) Play Kind Neat (b) Neat Kind Play (c) Kind Neat Play (d) Kind Play Neat
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, tiger, cat? (a) Cook Tea Vines (b) Tea Cook Vines (c) Vines Tea Cook (d) Tea Vines Cook
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) NESW
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 9214760715. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 214 760 715 (b) 992 147 60715 (c) 921 467 0715 (d) 921 476 0715
39. 39.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 735445738037. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7354 4573 8307 (b) 7354 4573 803 (c) 7354 4573 8037 (d) 7354 4573 88037

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