Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 161 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, umpire, needle? (a) Uncle Kind Nani (b) Uncle Nani Kind (c) Kind Uncle Nani (d) Nani Uncle Kind
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 6804278796. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 608 427 8796 (b) 684 278 796 (c) 680 427 8796 (d) 680 427 87796
6. 6.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
10. 10.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 4481472661. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 448 147 2661 (b) 481 472 661 (c) 448 417 2661 (d) 448 144 72661
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Every Sing Wet (b) Wet Sing Every Neat (c) Every Sing Wet Neat (d) Every Neat Sing Wet
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 3321941201. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 332 119 41201 (b) 332 194 1021 (c) 332 194 1201 (d) 332 194 201
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
16. 16.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, vase, kettle? (a) Kites Vans Big (b) Big Vans Kites (c) Vans Kites Big (d) Vans Big Kites
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, glass, drum? (a) Ink Grab Dogs (b) Dogs Grab Ink (c) Grab Ink Dogs (d) Grab Dogs Ink
23. 23.🧰 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
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, banana, spoon, lemon, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WLSBR (b) RBSLW (c) BSLWR (d) BRSLW
26. 26.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wet Nani (b) Wet Sing Every Nani (c) Nani Every Sing Wet (d) Every Nani Sing Wet
30. 30.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Eight Pink Ants (b) Eight Lazy Pink Ants (c) Ants Pink Lazy Eight (d) Lazy Pink Ants Eight
32. 32.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 825700498. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 825 770 0498 (b) 852 700 498 (c) 825 700 498 (d) 825 700 48
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 9163941001. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 916 394 1001 (b) 916 394 0101 (c) 916 394 10001 (d) 916 394 101
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 349485336126. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3494 8533 6216 (b) 3349 4853 36126 (c) 3494 8533 6126 (d) 3494 8336 126
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 387013006. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 387 001 3006 (b) 370 130 06 (c) 387 013 006 (d) 837 013 006
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym

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