Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 125 · 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) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 203296538. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 203 296 38 (b) 203 295 638 (c) 203 296 538 (d) 203 296 6538
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, jalebi, tent? (a) Ants Jolly Toys (b) Toys Jolly Ants (c) Jolly Ants Toys (d) Jolly Toys Ants
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mice Frogs Jeeps (b) Jeeps Frogs Mice Ants (c) Frogs Jeeps Mice Ants (d) Frogs Mice Ants Jeeps
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Neat Silly Wins (b) Eight Silly Wins Neat (c) Wins Silly Eight Neat (d) Neat Eight Silly Wins
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 741236628956. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7412 2366 28956 (b) 4712 3662 8956 (c) 7423 6628 956 (d) 7412 3662 8956
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, frog, goat? (a) Fly Green Pigs (b) Fly Pigs Green (c) Pigs Fly Green (d) Green Fly Pigs
16. 16.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
17. 17.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — 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) Fly Jolly My Ants (b) Jolly Fly My Ants (c) Ants My Fly Jolly (d) Fly My Ants Jolly
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 8068021763. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 806 880 21763 (b) 806 801 2763 (c) 806 802 1763 (d) 806 802 163
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 1433089618. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 143 308 9681 (b) 143 308 9618 (c) 114 330 89618 (d) 143 308 961
22. 22.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 690115174270. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6690 1151 74270 (b) 6901 1517 4270 (c) 6901 5174 270 (d) 6091 1517 4270
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, glass, ice cream? (a) Green Inside Lazy (b) Green Lazy Inside (c) Lazy Green Inside (d) Inside Green Lazy
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 1644716308. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 164 741 6308 (b) 164 471 63008 (c) 164 476 308 (d) 164 471 6308
28. 28.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.🧰 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
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
32. 32.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 143457480. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 114 345 7480 (b) 143 457 480 (c) 143 457 80 (d) 143 457 840
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, parrot, doll? (a) Play Dad Very (b) Very Play Dad (c) Play Very Dad (d) Dad Play Very
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 762237109221. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7622 2371 09221 (b) 7622 3710 9221 (c) 7622 3719 0221 (d) 7622 3710 921
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cats Cats Play (b) Cats Every Play Cats (c) Every Cats Play Cats (d) Cats Play Cats Every
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, orange, kettle, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OKVP (b) POKV (c) VKOP (d) OPKV
39. 39.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 145119218001. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1411 9218 001 (b) 1451 1921 8001 (c) 4151 1921 8001 (d) 1451 1921 80001

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