Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 8 · 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 147047987401. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1470 4797 8401 (b) 1470 4479 87401 (c) 1470 4798 7401 (d) 1474 7987 401
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, duck, cat, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVCI (b) DCIV (c) VDCI (d) ICDV
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 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
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 960297693. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 960 297 693 (b) 960 927 693 (c) 962 976 93 (d) 960 297 7693
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Crazy Pink Cats (b) Crazy Every Pink Cats (c) Cats Pink Crazy Every (d) Crazy Pink Cats Every
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 3570017942. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 357 001 7942 (b) 357 007 1942 (c) 357 001 79422 (d) 350 017 942
13. 13.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
14. 14.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, umbrella, lemon, ball, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UILBS (b) ULBSI (c) IULBS (d) SBLUI
17. 17.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 794061880. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 794 016 880 (b) 794 061 88 (c) 794 061 880 (d) 794 406 1880
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, parrot, guava? (a) Goats Pink Dad (b) Pink Dad Goats (c) Dad Pink Goats (d) Pink Goats Dad
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 494076224202. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4940 7622 42022 (b) 9407 6224 202 (c) 4940 6722 4202 (d) 4940 7622 4202
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 511360192107. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5113 6019 1207 (b) 5113 6019 210 (c) 5113 6019 2107 (d) 5511 3601 92107
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 5229066136. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 522 966 136 (b) 522 906 66136 (c) 522 906 6163 (d) 522 906 6136
27. 27.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 420060035. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 420 006 035 (b) 420 060 05 (c) 420 066 0035 (d) 420 060 035
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 214099752. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 241 099 752 (b) 214 099 7552 (c) 214 099 72 (d) 214 099 752
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 779375059119. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7793 7550 9119 (b) 7793 7505 91199 (c) 7793 7505 911 (d) 7793 7505 9119
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Love Seven Rani (b) Seven Rani Love Frogs (c) Rani Seven Love Frogs (d) Seven Love Frogs Rani
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 6327911496. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 633 279 11496 (b) 632 791 196 (c) 362 791 1496 (d) 632 791 1496
36. 36.🧰 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
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, ice cream, owl, urn, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGOUK (b) GIOUK (c) KUOIG (d) IOUKG
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, jalebi, rose, net, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JFRNC (b) JRNCF (c) CNRJF (d) FJRNC
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence

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