Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 968 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 568519957. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 568 519 9957 (b) 685 199 57 (c) 565 819 957 (d) 568 519 957
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, watch, jeep, lemon, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWJLR (b) WMJLR (c) RLJWM (d) WJLRM
4. 4.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, whistle, owl, apple, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CAOWM (b) WMOAC (c) MWOAC (d) WOACM
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 493912944. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 499 129 44 (b) 493 912 944 (c) 499 312 944 (d) 493 991 2944
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 714798000. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 714 798 000 (b) 714 790 800 (c) 714 780 00 (d) 714 798 0000
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, net, ice cream? (a) Dad Neat Inside (b) Neat Dad Inside (c) Neat Inside Dad (d) Inside Neat Dad
9. 9.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 985028133. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 980 528 133 (b) 985 028 133 (c) 985 281 33 (d) 988 502 8133
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CEPC
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pink Aunty Eat (b) Eat Lazy Pink Aunty (c) Aunty Pink Lazy Eat (d) Lazy Eat Pink Aunty
14. 14.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, violin, igloo, coconut, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCIVW (b) VICSW (c) VWICS (d) WVICS
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, net, watch, spoon, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGWSK (b) NWSKG (c) GNWSK (d) KSWNG
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
19. 19.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, mango, coconut, fan, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VMCFS (b) SFCMV (c) MVCFS (d) MCFSV
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 202818400. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 202 818 4000 (b) 202 814 800 (c) 202 818 400 (d) 208 184 00
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, glass, cat? (a) Goats All Cook (b) All Goats Cook (c) Goats Cook All (d) Cook Goats All
27. 27.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
28. 28.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
30. 30.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
31. 31.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 223167138002. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2321 6713 8002 (b) 2231 6713 80022 (c) 2231 6713 8002 (d) 2231 7138 002
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 706120220. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 076 120 220 (b) 706 120 220 (c) 770 612 0220 (d) 761 202 20
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 687342979. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 687 342 799 (b) 687 349 79 (c) 687 342 9799 (d) 687 342 979
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 863486866. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 866 348 6866 (b) 863 486 66 (c) 863 486 866 (d) 863 488 666
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, net, owl, fan, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFONL (b) LNOFW (c) NOFWL (d) NLOFW
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 1743816831. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 174 381 6381 (b) 743 816 831 (c) 174 381 16831 (d) 174 381 6831
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, whistle, umbrella, lemon, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WOULN (b) NLUWO (c) OWULN (d) WULNO
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 784005871. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 784 050 871 (b) 784 005 871 (c) 778 400 5871 (d) 784 008 71

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