Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 181 · 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 7850866825. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 750 866 825 (b) 778 508 66825 (c) 785 086 6825 (d) 758 086 6825
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Seven Grab (b) Wet Grab Seven (c) Seven Wet Grab (d) Grab Wet Seven
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 207471875840. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2077 4187 5840 (b) 2074 7187 580 (c) 2074 4718 75840 (d) 2074 7187 5840
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 5876720430. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 586 720 430 (b) 587 672 0340 (c) 587 672 0430 (d) 587 672 04300
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 4630783691. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 463 077 83691 (b) 463 078 391 (c) 463 078 3691 (d) 463 078 3961
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, parrot, frog, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PFGW (b) PWFG (c) GFPW (d) WPFG
13. 13.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
15. 15.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, watch, sock? (a) Seven Wise Ink (b) Ink Wise Seven (c) Wise Ink Seven (d) Wise Seven Ink
17. 17.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, monkey, ant, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UAMR (b) MAUR (c) RMAU (d) MRAU
20. 20.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 933124093. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 331 240 93 (b) 933 124 093 (c) 933 120 493 (d) 933 122 4093
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, pencil, mirror? (a) Wise Play Mum (b) Play Wise Mum (c) Mum Play Wise (d) Play Mum Wise
23. 23.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
25. 25.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
28. 28.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 562215117652. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5622 1511 7652 (b) 5662 2151 17652 (c) 5622 1517 1652 (d) 5622 1517 652
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Goats (b) Seven Wins Goats (c) Goats Wins Seven (d) Wins Goats Seven
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 354481739670. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3544 8173 9670 (b) 3544 8117 39670 (c) 3548 1739 670 (d) 5344 8173 9670
33. 33.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 875305680. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 875 305 6880 (b) 875 305 680 (c) 785 305 680 (d) 875 056 80
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 2292898512. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 229 288 9512 (b) 229 928 98512 (c) 229 289 8512 (d) 229 289 512
36. 36.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
37. 37.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 122249881202. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1222 4988 1202 (b) 1224 9881 202 (c) 1222 4898 1202 (d) 1222 4988 12022
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, rose, duck, wallet, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RDWFG (b) GRDWF (c) FWDRG (d) RGDWF
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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