Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 903 · 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.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, tomato, ice cream? (a) Tiny Inside My (b) Tiny My Inside (c) Inside Tiny My (d) My Tiny Inside
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 115902607. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 111 590 2607 (b) 159 026 07 (c) 115 902 607 (d) 115 902 067
4. 4.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, igloo, watch, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFWL (b) FIWL (c) LWIF (d) IWLF
6. 6.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
7. 7.🧰 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
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a long story
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 361762871. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 361 762 781 (b) 361 762 871 (c) 361 762 81 (d) 361 762 2871
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny Mum Ants (b) Funny Mum Ants Jolly (c) Ants Mum Funny Jolly (d) Funny Jolly Mum Ants
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, watch, pillow? (a) Wise Pigs Very (b) Wise Very Pigs (c) Very Wise Pigs (d) Pigs Wise Very
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 690226290. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 690 226 290 (b) 960 226 290 (c) 690 226 20 (d) 690 222 6290
17. 17.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
19. 19.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 303129800848. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3031 2980 0848 (b) 3013 2980 0848 (c) 3031 2980 084 (d) 3031 2980 08488
23. 23.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, bucket, watch? (a) Bakes Wise Old (b) Old Bakes Wise (c) Wise Bakes Old (d) Bakes Old Wise
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, drum, net, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVNF (b) DNFV (c) FNDV (d) VDNF
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eight Pigs Cats (b) Cats Pigs Crazy Eight (c) Eight Crazy Pigs Cats (d) Crazy Pigs Cats Eight
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 552760168. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 552 760 168 (b) 555 276 0168 (c) 527 601 68 (d) 557 260 168
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, monkey, jeep, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKJT (b) MJTK (c) TJMK (d) KMJT
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, lemon, owl, igloo, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RIOLV (b) LVOIR (c) VLOIR (d) LOIRV
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Play Cats Eat (b) Cats Eat Play Crazy (c) Eat Cats Play Crazy (d) Cats Play Crazy Eat
34. 34.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 490146647. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 499 014 6647 (b) 490 146 67 (c) 490 146 647 (d) 491 046 647
36. 36.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Seven Grab (b) Wet Grab Seven (c) Seven Wet Grab (d) Grab Wet Seven
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 9238028370. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 923 802 8370 (b) 923 082 8370 (c) 923 380 28370 (d) 923 802 870
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 2858373630. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 285 873 3630 (b) 285 837 3630 (c) 228 583 73630 (d) 288 373 630
40. 40.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False

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