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Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 955 · 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: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
  3. 3.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, duck, jalebi? (a) Aunty Dad Jolly (b) Dad Jolly Aunty (c) Dad Aunty Jolly (d) Jolly Dad Aunty
  5. 5.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
  6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 3443665801. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 344 366 5801 (b) 343 466 5801 (c) 344 366 581 (d) 344 366 65801
  7. 7.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
  9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
  10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Lazy Fly Red (b) Red Sing Lazy Fly (c) Sing Red Lazy Fly (d) Fly Lazy Sing Red
  11. 11.🔤 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
  12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
  13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 691355700. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 691 355 7700 (b) 693 155 700 (c) 691 355 70 (d) 691 355 700
  14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 326164608. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 326 164 680 (b) 326 164 608 (c) 322 616 4608 (d) 326 164 68
  15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 7799071045. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 779 907 045 (b) 779 907 1045 (c) 777 990 71045 (d) 779 907 1405
  16. 16.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
  17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 460833067. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 460 833 67 (b) 466 083 3067 (c) 640 833 067 (d) 460 833 067
  18. 18.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mum Aunty Jump (b) Jump Funny Mum Aunty (c) Aunty Mum Funny Jump (d) Funny Jump Mum Aunty
  20. 20.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 7454157942. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 454 157 942 (b) 745 415 7942 (c) 745 411 57942 (d) 745 415 9742
  22. 22.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 6679837984. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 666 798 37984 (b) 667 983 7984 (c) 667 837 984 (d) 676 983 7984
  24. 24.🧰 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
  25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, kite, monkey, inkpot, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JIMKT (b) TKMIJ (c) KTMIJ (d) KMIJT
  27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 1038763032. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 103 876 30322 (b) 103 873 6032 (c) 103 876 3032 (d) 108 763 032
  29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, fan, rope? (a) Runs Fly Bakes (b) Fly Bakes Runs (c) Bakes Fly Runs (d) Fly Runs Bakes
  30. 30.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 7100270444. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 710 270 444 (b) 710 027 0444 (c) 170 027 0444 (d) 710 027 04444
  32. 32.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 787077282313. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7870 7278 2313 (b) 7870 7728 2313 (c) 7870 7282 313 (d) 7870 7772 82313
  35. 35.🔤 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
  36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 608165270081. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6081 6520 7081 (b) 6081 6652 70081 (c) 6081 6520 081 (d) 6081 6527 0081
  37. 37.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 1010656307. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 101 065 630 (b) 101 065 66307 (c) 101 065 6307 (d) 100 165 6307
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, fan, cat, apple, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WACFM (b) FMCAW (c) FCAWM (d) MFCAW
  40. 40.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a first-letter sentence
  3. True
  4. Aunty Dad Jolly
  5. a memory trick
  6. 344 366 5801
  7. False
  8. PAISA
  9. chunking
  10. Red Sing Lazy Fly
  11. VIBGYOR
  12. an acronym
  13. 691 355 700
  14. 326 164 608
  15. 779 907 1045
  16. a first-letter sentence
  17. 460 833 067
  18. False
  19. Jump Funny Mum Aunty
  20. False
  21. 745 415 7942
  22. False
  23. 667 983 7984
  24. a first-letter sentence
  25. a first-letter sentence
  26. TKMIJ
  27. a rhyme
  28. 103 876 3032
  29. Bakes Fly Runs
  30. False
  31. 710 027 0444
  32. False
  33. True
  34. 7870 7728 2313
  35. ECPC
  36. 6081 6527 0081
  37. False
  38. 101 065 6307
  39. MFCAW
  40. True

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