Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 992 · 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 times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
2. 2.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, frog, coconut? (a) Fly Crazy Dance (b) Dance Fly Crazy (c) Fly Dance Crazy (d) Crazy Fly Dance
6. 6.🧰 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) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, flute, tent, orange, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FTOPL (b) FLTOP (c) LFTOP (d) POTFL
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, doll, inkpot? (a) Dad Ice Nani (b) Dad Nani Ice (c) Nani Dad Ice (d) Ice Dad Nani
9. 9.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Lions Every (b) Lions Every Pink All (c) Every Lions Pink All (d) Lions Pink All Every
12. 12.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 773028586119. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7730 2856 8119 (b) 7730 2858 61199 (c) 7730 2856 119 (d) 7730 2858 6119
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, doll, radio? (a) Runs Dogs Aunty (b) Dogs Aunty Runs (c) Aunty Dogs Runs (d) Dogs Runs Aunty
18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 722869323. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 722 863 923 (b) 722 869 3233 (c) 722 869 323 (d) 722 869 23
21. 21.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
22. 22.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, orange, key, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKOM (b) OMKW (c) OKWM (d) MOKW
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 6444033338. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 464 403 3338 (b) 644 403 3338 (c) 644 440 33338 (d) 644 033 338
27. 27.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 234192755. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 341 927 55 (b) 234 192 7755 (c) 234 192 755 (d) 324 192 755
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, violin, fan? (a) Vans Fly Rani (b) Fly Vans Rani (c) Vans Rani Fly (d) Rani Vans Fly
32. 32.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wins Goats (b) Wins Silly Goats (c) Wins Goats Silly (d) Goats Wins Silly
34. 34.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 139901991. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 199 019 91 (b) 139 990 1991 (c) 139 901 991 (d) 139 910 991
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cats Every (b) Every Cats Cats Pink (c) Cats Every Pink Cats (d) Every Cats Pink Cats
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 566545708. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 566 545 708 (b) 566 545 780 (c) 566 545 78 (d) 566 554 5708
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, bucket, jeep? (a) Tea Big Jolly (b) Jolly Big Tea (c) Big Tea Jolly (d) Big Jolly Tea
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 865447386. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 865 443 86 (b) 856 447 386 (c) 865 447 7386 (d) 865 447 386
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Mice Ants Jolly (b) Ants Mice Frogs Jolly (c) Jolly Frogs Mice Ants (d) Frogs Jolly Mice Ants

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