Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 886 · 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: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, fan, urn? (a) Uncle Frogs Aunty (b) Frogs Uncle Aunty (c) Aunty Frogs Uncle (d) Frogs Aunty Uncle
5. 5.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 690880922901. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6908 8809 22901 (b) 6908 8092 291 (c) 6908 8092 2901 (d) 6908 8029 2901
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, fan, doll? (a) Frogs Silly Dogs (b) Frogs Dogs Silly (c) Dogs Frogs Silly (d) Silly Frogs Dogs
13. 13.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 6764454210. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 766 445 4210 (b) 764 454 210 (c) 676 445 42100 (d) 676 445 4210
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All Mice Funny Jeeps (b) Jeeps Funny Mice All (c) Funny Mice All Jeeps (d) Funny Jeeps Mice All
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 815561079. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 815 561 079 (b) 815 561 097 (c) 155 610 79 (d) 815 556 1079
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, owl, glass? (a) Old Grab Mum (b) Mum Old Grab (c) Grab Old Mum (d) Old Mum Grab
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, violin, tomato, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RTVN (b) VTRN (c) VNTR (d) NVTR
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wins Goats (b) Wins Seven Goats (c) Goats Wins Seven (d) Wins Goats Seven
27. 27.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, shoe, tent? (a) Silly Crazy Tea (b) Silly Tea Crazy (c) Crazy Silly Tea (d) Tea Silly Crazy
29. 29.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, nest, shoe, inkpot, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BISNO (b) NOSIB (c) NSIBO (d) ONSIB
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, apple, spoon, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IASN (b) ASNI (c) NSAI (d) AISN
33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, igloo, shoe, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ISGF (b) FISG (c) IFSG (d) GSIF
35. 35.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
37. 37.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 496003991905. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4960 0399 1905 (b) 4960 3991 905 (c) 4960 0399 1095 (d) 4960 0399 19055
40. 40.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False

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