Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 166 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 210735465213. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2110 7354 65213 (b) 2107 3546 5123 (c) 2107 3546 5213 (d) 2107 3565 213
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
3. 3.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
4. 4.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
5. 5.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Crazy Play Crazy (b) Crazy Play Crazy Eat (c) Eat Crazy Crazy Play (d) Crazy Eat Play Crazy
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, violin, umbrella, orange, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVUOB (b) VPUOB (c) VUOBP (d) BOUVP
9. 9.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 6890123307. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 689 013 2307 (b) 668 901 23307 (c) 690 123 307 (d) 689 012 3307
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, ladder, inkpot, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BILU (b) ULIB (c) LUIB (d) LIBU
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, inkpot, coconut, anchor, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NACIS (b) ICANS (c) SICAN (d) ISCAN
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 4294094506. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 429 409 4506 (b) 429 409 44506 (c) 429 494 506 (d) 492 409 4506
16. 16.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 273201484. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 277 320 1484 (b) 273 204 184 (c) 273 201 484 (d) 273 201 84
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 6487557727. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 647 557 727 (b) 664 875 57727 (c) 648 575 7727 (d) 648 755 7727
19. 19.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 753209369557. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7532 0936 557 (b) 7532 0933 69557 (c) 7532 9036 9557 (d) 7532 0936 9557
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 649921462146. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6499 2146 2146 (b) 6499 2416 2146 (c) 6449 9214 62146 (d) 6499 2146 146
22. 22.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
24. 24.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, mirror, onion? (a) My Red Old (b) Red My Old (c) Old My Red (d) My Old Red
26. 26.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 919176766019. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9191 7676 6019 (b) 9191 7766 6019 (c) 1917 6766 019 (d) 9919 1767 66019
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 1931078985. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 193 107 8985 (b) 193 107 898 (c) 199 310 78985 (d) 193 107 8958
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, fan, kite, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FOKB (b) OFKB (c) BKFO (d) FKBO
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 6271011748. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 627 110 11748 (b) 627 101 1478 (c) 621 011 748 (d) 627 101 1748
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 572121021. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 572 121 021 (b) 572 121 0021 (c) 571 210 21 (d) 572 121 201
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 999698179. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 999 981 79 (b) 999 698 197 (c) 999 698 179 (d) 999 698 1179
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 502447040103. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5024 4704 0103 (b) 5024 4704 0013 (c) 5024 4704 010 (d) 5024 4770 40103
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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