Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 732 · 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.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 8109881672. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 810 988 1672 (b) 810 988 81672 (c) 810 988 1627 (d) 810 988 672
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 272106897. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 272 106 897 (b) 271 206 897 (c) 272 168 97 (d) 272 106 8997
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Lions Eight (b) Lions Pink All Eight (c) Eight Lions Pink All (d) Lions Eight Pink All
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, rope, inkpot, orange, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFIOV (b) RIOVF (c) VOIRF (d) FRIOV
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 662600367. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 662 603 67 (b) 662 600 367 (c) 666 260 0367 (d) 626 600 367
10. 10.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
11. 11.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, pillow, wallet, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SPWF (b) PWFS (c) FWPS (d) PSWF
13. 13.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 7090423685. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 709 042 3685 (b) 709 042 6385 (c) 709 042 365 (d) 709 904 23685
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, tiger, candle? (a) Toys Cats Old (b) Cats Toys Old (c) Old Toys Cats (d) Toys Old Cats
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, spoon, bucket, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USBC (b) SBCU (c) CBSU (d) SUBC
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
21. 21.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 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
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, igloo, shoe? (a) Ice Seven Tea (b) Seven Ice Tea (c) Tea Ice Seven (d) Ice Tea Seven
25. 25.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, inkpot, apple? (a) Inside Aunty Silly (b) Silly Inside Aunty (c) Inside Silly Aunty (d) Aunty Inside Silly
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, parrot, fan? (a) Funny Pink Grab (b) Grab Pink Funny (c) Pink Grab Funny (d) Pink Funny Grab
30. 30.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 100847180343. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1008 4471 80343 (b) 1080 4718 0343 (c) 1008 4180 343 (d) 1008 4718 0343
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 222558710218. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2225 5877 10218 (b) 2252 5871 0218 (c) 2225 5871 0218 (d) 2225 5871 028
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, drum, banana, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDBC (b) DBCF (c) DFBC (d) CBDF
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, candle, orange, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CWOF (b) COFW (c) FOCW (d) WCOF
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 691738489. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 691 738 49 (b) 691 738 489 (c) 691 738 8489 (d) 697 138 489
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, umbrella, mirror? (a) Under Inside Mice (b) Mice Under Inside (c) Under Mice Inside (d) Inside Under Mice
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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