Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 141 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
4. 4.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 972261805. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 972 216 805 (b) 972 261 8805 (c) 922 618 05 (d) 972 261 805
8. 8.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
12. 12.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 936353066. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 936 353 066 (b) 936 335 066 (c) 936 353 66 (d) 936 635 3066
17. 17.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, lamp, vase? (a) Vans Love Bakes (b) Love Bakes Vans (c) Bakes Love Vans (d) Love Vans Bakes
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
21. 21.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 546744994730. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5467 4499 470 (b) 5467 4949 4730 (c) 5467 4449 94730 (d) 5467 4499 4730
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Silly Every Nani (b) Nani Every Silly Wise (c) Every Silly Wise Nani (d) Every Nani Silly Wise
26. 26.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 567012572. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 567 012 5572 (b) 567 021 572 (c) 567 012 572 (d) 567 125 72
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, needle, onion, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NOAP (b) AONP (c) PNOA (d) NPOA
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 190580036. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 105 800 36 (b) 190 580 0336 (c) 910 580 036 (d) 190 580 036
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, banana, guava? (a) Goats Big Lions (b) Big Goats Lions (c) Big Lions Goats (d) Lions Big Goats
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, ant, van, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JAVD (b) DVAJ (c) AVDJ (d) AJVD
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 534021604290. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5340 2160 4290 (b) 5430 2160 4290 (c) 5340 2104 290 (d) 5340 2160 42990
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, umpire, tiger, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UJTL (b) LTUJ (c) JUTL (d) UTLJ
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 8546491930. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 854 649 193 (b) 854 649 1930 (c) 885 464 91930 (d) 856 449 1930
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 651970125. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 651 970 152 (b) 651 970 1225 (c) 651 970 125 (d) 619 701 25
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 8854444977. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 858 444 4977 (b) 885 444 977 (c) 885 444 4977 (d) 885 444 49977
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, pillow, umbrella, lamp, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IPULW (b) WLUPI (c) PULWI (d) PIULW
40. 40.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

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