Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 694 · 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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 943007839. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 943 007 7839 (b) 943 007 39 (c) 493 007 839 (d) 943 007 839
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 177106901. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 177 016 901 (b) 177 710 6901 (c) 771 069 01 (d) 177 106 901
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Seven Eat Nine (b) Eat Seven Wins Nine (c) Eat Nine Seven Wins (d) Nine Eat Seven Wins
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, mirror, coconut? (a) Mum Cats Ice (b) Cats Mum Ice (c) Ice Mum Cats (d) Mum Ice Cats
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 994696561. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 949 696 561 (b) 994 696 561 (c) 994 695 61 (d) 999 469 6561
11. 11.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 540024560. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 540 024 560 (b) 540 045 60 (c) 540 024 650 (d) 540 002 4560
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 922648798. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 922 648 79 (b) 922 648 8798 (c) 922 648 798 (d) 926 248 798
14. 14.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 754138887. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 745 138 887 (b) 754 138 8887 (c) 754 138 887 (d) 754 138 88
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 425525817. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 455 258 17 (b) 425 525 8817 (c) 425 525 871 (d) 425 525 817
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
19. 19.🧰 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) chunking (d) a rhyme
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
21. 21.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 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
23. 23.🧰 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
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
27. 27.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 406892469206. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4068 9246 9206 (b) 4069 2469 206 (c) 4086 9246 9206 (d) 4068 9246 99206
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Eat Nine (b) Eat Nine Sing Wise (c) Nine Eat Sing Wise (d) Eat Sing Wise Nine
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 395758545. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 395 758 5455 (b) 395 758 545 (c) 397 585 45 (d) 395 755 845
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, doll, fan? (a) Dance Fly Nani (b) Fly Dance Nani (c) Nani Dance Fly (d) Dance Nani Fly
35. 35.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 1307042020. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 130 704 2020 (b) 130 704 2002 (c) 130 704 220 (d) 130 070 42020
37. 37.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, whistle, umbrella, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVUM (b) WUMV (c) MUWV (d) VWUM
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wise Seven (b) Wise Seven Green (c) Seven Wise Green (d) Wise Green Seven

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