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Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 83 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
  4. 4.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
  7. 7.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lazy Silly Red (b) Silly Red Lazy Fly (c) Silly Lazy Fly Red (d) Red Silly Lazy Fly
  9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 187997165161. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1879 9165 161 (b) 1879 9716 5161 (c) 1879 9971 65161 (d) 1879 9176 5161
  10. 10.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
  11. 11.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 1870159991. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 170 159 991 (b) 187 019 5991 (c) 187 015 99991 (d) 187 015 9991
  13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs My Aunty Jump (b) Jump Frogs My Aunty (c) Aunty My Frogs Jump (d) Frogs Jump My Aunty
  14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, violin, drum? (a) Dad Vines All (b) Vines All Dad (c) All Vines Dad (d) Vines Dad All
  15. 15.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
  16. 16.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, shoe, violin, coconut, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BCVSJ (b) SVCBJ (c) JSVCB (d) SJVCB
  18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, nest, kettle? (a) Nani Kites Uncle (b) Kites Nani Uncle (c) Uncle Nani Kites (d) Nani Uncle Kites
  19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
  20. 20.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  22. 22.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 807980219415. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8709 8021 9415 (b) 8807 9802 19415 (c) 8079 0219 415 (d) 8079 8021 9415
  25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 9416109790. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 946 110 9790 (b) 944 161 09790 (c) 941 610 790 (d) 941 610 9790
  26. 26.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
  27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 430734166. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 430 734 616 (b) 407 341 66 (c) 430 734 4166 (d) 430 734 166
  28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
  29. 29.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  30. 30.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) chunking
  32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
  33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
  34. 34.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wins Goats (b) Wins Silly Goats (c) Goats Wins Silly (d) Wins Goats Silly
  36. 36.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Love Frogs Rani (b) Sing Rani Love Frogs (c) Rani Sing Love Frogs (d) Frogs Love Sing Rani
  38. 38.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  40. 40.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. PAISA
  4. True
  5. False
  6. a rhyme
  7. False
  8. Red Silly Lazy Fly
  9. 1879 9716 5161
  10. chunking
  11. False
  12. 187 015 9991
  13. Jump Frogs My Aunty
  14. All Vines Dad
  15. a first-letter sentence
  16. False
  17. JSVCB
  18. Uncle Nani Kites
  19. a first-letter sentence
  20. True
  21. chunking
  22. False
  23. False
  24. 8079 8021 9415
  25. 941 610 9790
  26. a memory trick
  27. 430 734 166
  28. chunking
  29. a rhyme
  30. False
  31. an acronym
  32. chunking
  33. VIBGYOR
  34. False
  35. Silly Wins Goats
  36. False
  37. Rani Sing Love Frogs
  38. True
  39. a rhyme
  40. True

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