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Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 834 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 763369012687. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7633 9601 2687 (b) 7633 6912 687 (c) 7633 6901 26687 (d) 7633 6901 2687
  2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
  3. 3.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
  6. 6.🔤 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
  7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, jalebi, spoon? (a) Jolly Seven Funny (b) Jolly Funny Seven (c) Seven Jolly Funny (d) Funny Jolly Seven
  8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
  9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
  10. 10.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 682230913491. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6822 3901 3491 (b) 6822 3091 3491 (c) 6822 3091 34911 (d) 6822 3091 349
  12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, glass, anchor? (a) Grab Dogs All (b) Dogs Grab All (c) Grab All Dogs (d) All Grab Dogs
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, inkpot, violin, duck, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) INVDT (b) NIVDT (c) IVDTN (d) TDVIN
  14. 14.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
  16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
  17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 165016859. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 165 016 859 (b) 165 016 8599 (c) 165 016 89 (d) 165 016 589
  18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, shoe, rose? (a) Grab Silly Red (b) Silly Grab Red (c) Red Silly Grab (d) Silly Red Grab
  19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 9541929500. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 945 192 9500 (b) 995 419 29500 (c) 954 192 500 (d) 954 192 9500
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, radio, vase, cat, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCVRJ (b) JRVCN (c) RVCNJ (d) RJVCN
  21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 369263104. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 369 263 140 (b) 369 263 14 (c) 369 263 104 (d) 369 926 3104
  22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Nani Sing Wins (b) Wins Sing Eight Nani (c) Eight Sing Wins Nani (d) Nani Eight Sing Wins
  23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Play Lions Every (b) Every Lions Play Aunty (c) Lions Every Play Aunty (d) Lions Play Aunty Every
  24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants My Frogs Jolly (b) Jolly Frogs My Ants (c) Frogs My Ants Jolly (d) Frogs Jolly My Ants
  25. 25.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, anchor, ball, cat, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABCLT (b) ATBCL (c) LCBAT (d) TABCL
  27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
  28. 28.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 610742085. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 610 742 085 (b) 610 744 2085 (c) 610 420 85 (d) 617 042 085
  30. 30.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
  31. 31.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
  32. 32.🧰 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
  33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 760024312028. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7002 4312 028 (b) 7600 0243 12028 (c) 7600 2431 2028 (d) 7600 2431 2082
  34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, cat, duck? (a) Cook Mum Dogs (b) Mum Cook Dogs (c) Cook Dogs Mum (d) Dogs Cook Mum
  35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 2337862997. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 233 876 2997 (b) 233 762 997 (c) 233 786 2997 (d) 233 786 29977
  36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wet Goats (b) Goats Wet Silly (c) Wet Silly Goats (d) Wet Goats Silly
  37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 254094718. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 254 094 718 (b) 254 094 7118 (c) 254 094 78 (d) 254 094 781
  38. 38.🧰 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
  39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 8112825984. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 811 225 984 (b) 881 128 25984 (c) 811 282 5984 (d) 181 282 5984
  40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence

Answer key

  1. 7633 6901 2687
  2. chunking
  3. True
  4. a rhyme
  5. a first-letter sentence
  6. AANSAEA
  7. Funny Jolly Seven
  8. an acronym
  9. MVEMJSUN
  10. True
  11. 6822 3091 3491
  12. Dogs Grab All
  13. NIVDT
  14. True
  15. chunking
  16. an acronym
  17. 165 016 859
  18. Grab Silly Red
  19. 954 192 9500
  20. JRVCN
  21. 369 263 104
  22. Nani Eight Sing Wins
  23. Every Lions Play Aunty
  24. Jolly Frogs My Ants
  25. True
  26. TABCL
  27. VIBGYOR
  28. False
  29. 610 742 085
  30. an acronym
  31. a memory trick
  32. a first-letter sentence
  33. 7600 2431 2028
  34. Mum Cook Dogs
  35. 233 786 2997
  36. Silly Wet Goats
  37. 254 094 718
  38. a rhyme
  39. 811 282 5984
  40. chunking

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