Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 16 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, nest, tiger? (a) Nani Toys Play (b) Nani Play Toys (c) Toys Nani Play (d) Play Nani Toys
4. 4.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 1486153465. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 148 615 3465 (b) 148 651 3465 (c) 148 615 33465 (d) 148 615 365
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 901321402036. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9012 3140 2036 (b) 9001 3214 02036 (c) 9012 1402 036 (d) 9013 2140 2036
8. 8.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a long story
10. 10.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, whistle, key, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKID (b) IKWD (c) DWKI (d) WDKI
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 224645124612. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2246 4524 612 (b) 2246 4512 4612 (c) 2246 4512 44612 (d) 2246 4512 4621
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 100106262. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 100 106 262 (b) 100 106 2662 (c) 100 106 22 (d) 100 106 622
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, frog, sock? (a) Sing Funny Kites (b) Funny Sing Kites (c) Funny Kites Sing (d) Kites Funny Sing
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, mirror, duck? (a) Mice Jolly Dance (b) Mice Dance Jolly (c) Jolly Mice Dance (d) Dance Mice Jolly
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 3779894939. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 377 798 94939 (b) 377 989 939 (c) 377 989 4939 (d) 377 989 4993
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, igloo, lamp? (a) Ice Love Sing (b) Love Ice Sing (c) Ice Sing Love (d) Sing Ice Love
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, anchor, violin? (a) Aunty Vines Kites (b) Vines Aunty Kites (c) Aunty Kites Vines (d) Kites Aunty Vines
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wet Silly (b) Wet Goats Silly (c) Wet Silly Goats (d) Silly Wet Goats
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Fly Mice All (b) Fly Mice All Jolly (c) All Mice Fly Jolly (d) Fly Jolly Mice All
28. 28.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 961428482339. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9612 8482 339 (b) 9614 2848 2339 (c) 9641 2848 2339 (d) 9614 2884 82339
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly My Ants (b) Ants My Funny Jolly (c) Jolly Funny My Ants (d) Funny My Ants Jolly
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 237105417036. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2371 0541 703 (b) 2371 0547 1036 (c) 2371 0541 7036 (d) 2371 0541 17036
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wise Grab (b) Wise Seven Grab (c) Wise Grab Seven (d) Grab Wise Seven
33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, duck, net? (a) Nine Dogs Lions (b) Dogs Nine Lions (c) Lions Dogs Nine (d) Dogs Lions Nine
37. 37.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 871398517039. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8713 9851 7039 (b) 8713 9851 703 (c) 8731 9851 7039 (d) 8771 3985 17039
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) ELPA

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