Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 773 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, kite, doll? (a) Dogs Kites Pink (b) Kites Pink Dogs (c) Pink Kites Dogs (d) Kites Dogs Pink
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cats Cats Pink (b) Cats Pink Cats Eight (c) Cats Eight Pink Cats (d) Eight Cats Pink Cats
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
4. 4.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, ice cream, van, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IVKC (b) KVIC (c) ICVK (d) CIVK
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 8839281190. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 889 328 1190 (b) 883 928 1190 (c) 839 281 190 (d) 883 922 81190
7. 7.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, ball, lamp? (a) Lazy Big Wet (b) Big Wet Lazy (c) Big Lazy Wet (d) Wet Big Lazy
9. 9.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
12. 12.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 924193223014. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9241 1932 23014 (b) 9241 9322 304 (c) 9241 9322 3014 (d) 9214 9322 3014
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 990980932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 990 980 932 (b) 990 890 932 (c) 999 098 0932 (d) 909 809 32
15. 15.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 2544299973. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 254 422 99973 (b) 254 429 9793 (c) 254 429 9973 (d) 544 299 973
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, guava, mango? (a) Big Goats My (b) Goats My Big (c) My Goats Big (d) Goats Big My
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, violin, wallet, jug, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VWJTP (b) PVWJT (c) VPWJT (d) TJWVP
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
21. 21.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Mum Aunty Jolly (b) Aunty Mum Fly Jolly (c) Fly Jolly Mum Aunty (d) Jolly Fly Mum Aunty
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 8193612088. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 819 361 088 (b) 819 361 12088 (c) 819 361 2088 (d) 819 361 0288
26. 26.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
27. 27.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 675048210848. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6504 8210 848 (b) 6750 4882 10848 (c) 6750 4821 0488 (d) 6750 4821 0848
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 250010819. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 500 108 19 (b) 250 010 8199 (c) 250 018 019 (d) 250 010 819
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, inkpot, kite? (a) Inside Rani Kids (b) Rani Inside Kids (c) Inside Kids Rani (d) Kids Inside Rani
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 199570862. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 195 970 862 (b) 199 957 0862 (c) 199 570 862 (d) 199 508 62
34. 34.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, glass, drum, lemon, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDLKB (b) BGDLK (c) KLDGB (d) GBDLK
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, watch, parrot, kite, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WCPKR (b) WPKRC (c) RKPWC (d) CWPKR
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 380803249. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 380 803 429 (b) 388 032 49 (c) 380 803 2499 (d) 380 803 249
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mum Ants Jeeps (b) Funny Jeeps Mum Ants (c) Jeeps Funny Mum Ants (d) Ants Mum Funny Jeeps

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