Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 863 · 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.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 3031452652. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 331 452 652 (b) 303 145 2652 (c) 303 145 6252 (d) 303 114 52652
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Play Ants Every (b) Every Love Play Ants (c) Ants Play Love Every (d) Love Every Play Ants
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
11. 11.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Love Silly Red (b) Silly Red Love Frogs (c) Red Silly Love Frogs (d) Silly Love Frogs Red
16. 16.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 608190836. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 608 819 0836 (b) 680 190 836 (c) 608 908 36 (d) 608 190 836
18. 18.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 7468651822. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 748 651 822 (b) 746 865 18822 (c) 746 861 5822 (d) 746 865 1822
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, net, wallet? (a) Neat All Wise (b) Wise Neat All (c) All Neat Wise (d) Neat Wise All
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 7788423195. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 788 423 195 (b) 787 842 3195 (c) 778 842 3195 (d) 777 884 23195
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, needle, ice cream? (a) Nine Ants Ice (b) Ice Nine Ants (c) Ants Nine Ice (d) Nine Ice Ants
24. 24.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 276262795415. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2726 2795 415 (b) 2276 2627 95415 (c) 2762 6279 5415 (d) 2672 6279 5415
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 6884099054. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 684 809 9054 (b) 688 409 904 (c) 688 840 99054 (d) 688 409 9054
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All My Frogs Jolly (b) Frogs My All Jolly (c) Jolly Frogs My All (d) Frogs Jolly My All
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 165410120. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 165 410 120 (b) 165 410 1220 (c) 165 410 12 (d) 165 140 120
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 260957497714. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2609 7549 7714 (b) 2609 5774 97714 (c) 2609 5749 714 (d) 2609 5749 7714
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pigs Crazy Eight (b) Eight Crazy Pigs Crazy (c) Eight Crazy Crazy Pigs (d) Crazy Eight Pigs Crazy
34. 34.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Neat Seven Wise (b) Neat Every Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Every Neat (d) Every Seven Wise Neat
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eight Pigs Cook (b) Eight Cats Pigs Cook (c) Cats Pigs Cook Eight (d) Cook Pigs Cats Eight
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Every Pigs Cook (b) Every Cook Cook Pigs (c) Every Cook Pigs Cook (d) Cook Pigs Cook Every
40. 40.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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