Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 80 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, rose, fan, ant, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRFAW (b) RFAWK (c) WAFRK (d) RKFAW
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 795000803. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 795 000 803 (b) 799 500 0803 (c) 795 008 003 (d) 790 008 03
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
6. 6.🧰 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) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 8584602701. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 854 860 2701 (b) 858 460 02701 (c) 858 460 2701 (d) 858 460 701
9. 9.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 517316660. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 517 731 6660 (b) 157 316 660 (c) 517 366 60 (d) 517 316 660
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 629626929. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 629 626 992 (b) 629 622 6929 (c) 629 626 929 (d) 629 626 99
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 986114318625. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9861 1431 865 (b) 9861 1431 86225 (c) 9861 1431 8625 (d) 9861 1431 6825
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, tent, doll? (a) Dance Tea Kids (b) Tea Kids Dance (c) Kids Tea Dance (d) Tea Dance Kids
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 328985267431. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3289 8527 6431 (b) 3228 9852 67431 (c) 3289 8526 731 (d) 3289 8526 7431
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 796109557. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 796 109 57 (b) 796 109 557 (c) 796 105 957 (d) 796 610 9557
18. 18.🧰 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
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 767586153. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 675 861 53 (b) 776 758 6153 (c) 767 586 135 (d) 767 586 153
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Runs Lions Frogs (b) Runs Seven Lions Frogs (c) Seven Lions Frogs Runs (d) Frogs Lions Seven Runs
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pigs Crazy Eight (b) Crazy Pigs Cats Eight (c) Cats Eight Pigs Crazy (d) Eight Cats Pigs Crazy
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 913014802680. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9130 1802 680 (b) 9130 1448 02680 (c) 9130 1480 2608 (d) 9130 1480 2680
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 6812340932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 682 134 0932 (b) 681 233 40932 (c) 681 234 0932 (d) 812 340 932
26. 26.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wins Green (b) Wins Green Silly (c) Green Wins Silly (d) Wins Silly Green
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 548030055. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 548 003 055 (b) 548 803 0055 (c) 548 000 55 (d) 548 030 055
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 660334042. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 666 033 4042 (b) 660 330 42 (c) 660 334 042 (d) 660 343 042
32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, drum, owl, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UODJ (b) DOUJ (c) DJOU (d) JDOU
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Goats (b) Seven Wins Goats (c) Goats Wins Seven (d) Wins Goats Seven
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, bucket, ice cream, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPIG (b) PBIG (c) GIBP (d) BIGP
36. 36.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 632480583. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 632 480 583 (b) 632 448 0583 (c) 632 840 583 (d) 632 805 83
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 646938601115. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6469 3860 1115 (b) 6469 3860 11115 (c) 4669 3860 1115 (d) 6469 3860 111
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, violin, glass? (a) Vans Grab Pink (b) Grab Vans Pink (c) Pink Vans Grab (d) Vans Pink Grab

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