Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 967 · 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.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
3. 3.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 6949217774. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 694 922 17774 (b) 694 927 774 (c) 694 921 7774 (d) 964 921 7774
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 965491333805. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9654 9133 385 (b) 9654 9133 3805 (c) 9654 9133 38005 (d) 9654 1933 3805
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, parrot, wallet, coconut, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PGWCF (b) FCWPG (c) PWCFG (d) GPWCF
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 962837007014. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9628 3700 014 (b) 9628 3700 7014 (c) 9628 3707 0014 (d) 9628 8370 07014
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.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Goats (b) Seven Wise Goats (c) Wise Goats Seven (d) Goats Wise Seven
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 218101065144. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2810 1065 144 (b) 2181 0106 5144 (c) 2181 0106 1544 (d) 2181 0110 65144
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, kite, radio? (a) Rani Kites Dance (b) Dance Kites Rani (c) Kites Rani Dance (d) Kites Dance Rani
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 828812061016. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8828 8120 61016 (b) 8288 1206 1106 (c) 8288 1206 1016 (d) 8288 1261 016
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
24. 24.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
26. 26.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lions Sing Red (b) Sing Red Lions Fly (c) Sing Lions Fly Red (d) Red Sing Lions Fly
29. 29.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pink Cats Every (b) Cats Pink Cook Every (c) Cook Every Pink Cats (d) Every Cook Pink Cats
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
32. 32.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
34. 34.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 502421511. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 502 215 11 (b) 502 421 1511 (c) 504 221 511 (d) 502 421 511
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 441473702. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 441 473 720 (b) 441 473 702 (c) 444 147 3702 (d) 444 737 02
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, umbrella, violin, onion, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVOAD (b) UDVOA (c) DUVOA (d) AOVUD
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, vase, tiger? (a) All Vans Toys (b) Toys Vans All (c) Vans All Toys (d) Vans Toys All
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, orange, goat, kettle, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOGKL (b) OGKLU (c) LKGOU (d) OUGKL

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