Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 100 · 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 acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
2. 2.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 818554033377. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8185 5540 33377 (b) 8185 5403 3377 (c) 8158 5403 3377 (d) 8185 5403 337
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, fan, kettle? (a) Jump Funny Kind (b) Funny Kind Jump (c) Kind Funny Jump (d) Funny Jump Kind
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, glass, pillow, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPGK (b) KGPT (c) GKPT (d) GPTK
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
13. 13.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 212075998895. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2120 7599 8859 (b) 2120 7599 8895 (c) 2207 5998 895 (d) 2120 7599 88995
15. 15.🧰 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
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 8574155479. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 885 741 55479 (b) 857 155 479 (c) 857 415 5479 (d) 857 415 5497
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, guava, van, cat, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GVCJD (b) DGVCJ (c) GDVCJ (d) JCVGD
20. 20.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mum All Jeeps (b) All Mum Funny Jeeps (c) Jeeps Funny Mum All (d) Funny Jeeps Mum All
22. 22.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, nest, vase, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVNT (b) NVAT (c) NTVA (d) TNVA
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, rose, whistle? (a) Rani Green Wins (b) Rani Wins Green (c) Wins Rani Green (d) Green Rani Wins
26. 26.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Every Pigs All (b) Lazy Pigs All Every (c) All Pigs Lazy Every (d) Every Lazy Pigs All
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 7397414586. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 739 741 4586 (b) 739 741 45866 (c) 739 741 586 (d) 739 741 5486
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
30. 30.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 493527555. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 493 527 5555 (b) 439 527 555 (c) 435 275 55 (d) 493 527 555
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
37. 37.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Play All Eight (b) All Play Love Eight (c) Love Eight Play All (d) Eight Love Play All
40. 40.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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