Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 137 · 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 parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, guava, umpire? (a) Grab Seven Up (b) Up Grab Seven (c) Seven Grab Up (d) Grab Up Seven
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
6. 6.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, jug, whistle? (a) Grab Jolly Wise (b) Jolly Grab Wise (c) Jolly Wise Grab (d) Wise Jolly Grab
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 317417528. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 317 175 28 (b) 317 741 7528 (c) 317 471 528 (d) 317 417 528
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 828561064. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 882 561 064 (b) 828 856 1064 (c) 828 561 064 (d) 885 610 64
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 521285159. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 521 285 159 (b) 521 251 59 (c) 521 285 1559 (d) 512 285 159
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, duck, ant? (a) Ants Dad Goats (b) Goats Dad Ants (c) Dad Goats Ants (d) Dad Ants Goats
12. 12.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, net, parrot, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NMPJ (b) MNPJ (c) JPNM (d) NPJM
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 1838911400. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 188 391 1400 (b) 183 891 1400 (c) 183 911 400 (d) 183 891 14400
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 190130146232. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1901 3001 46232 (b) 1901 3014 6232 (c) 1901 3041 6232 (d) 1901 3146 232
18. 18.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny My Ants Jump (b) Ants My Funny Jump (c) Jump Funny My Ants (d) Funny Jump My Ants
21. 21.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 644215842101. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6442 1584 2101 (b) 6442 1584 101 (c) 6442 1854 2101 (d) 6442 1588 42101
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, tomato, umbrella, banana, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBUTR (b) TRUBC (c) RTUBC (d) TUBCR
26. 26.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, net, sock, duck, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NMSDL (b) MNSDL (c) LDSNM (d) NSDLM
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 525275388. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 552 753 88 (b) 525 275 388 (c) 525 725 388 (d) 525 275 3888
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 924572794. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 924 572 794 (b) 924 577 94 (c) 922 457 2794 (d) 942 572 794
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Sing Goats (b) Wins Goats Sing (c) Goats Wins Sing (d) Sing Wins Goats
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 751992921027. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7519 9292 1027 (b) 7519 9229 21027 (c) 7519 9922 1027 (d) 5199 2921 027
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
35. 35.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Pigs Love Every (b) Love Every Pigs Ants (c) Every Love Pigs Ants (d) Love Pigs Ants Every
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 475914343. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 475 914 343 (b) 475 914 33 (c) 475 914 3443 (d) 475 914 334
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 788642706383. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7886 4270 6338 (b) 7864 2706 383 (c) 7886 4270 63833 (d) 7886 4270 6383

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