Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 190 · 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: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 9518952252. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 958 195 2252 (b) 951 952 252 (c) 995 189 52252 (d) 951 895 2252
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, igloo, pencil? (a) Ink Tea Pigs (b) Tea Ink Pigs (c) Ink Pigs Tea (d) Pigs Ink Tea
6. 6.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 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) an acronym word (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
9. 9.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eat Pink Cats (b) Eat Cook Pink Cats (c) Cook Pink Cats Eat (d) Cats Pink Cook Eat
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, owl, igloo? (a) Owls Rani Inside (b) Inside Owls Rani (c) Owls Inside Rani (d) Rani Owls Inside
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, flute, parrot? (a) Funny Nani Pigs (b) Pigs Funny Nani (c) Funny Pigs Nani (d) Nani Funny Pigs
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 5156930352. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 515 693 03352 (b) 155 693 0352 (c) 515 693 0352 (d) 515 930 352
16. 16.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
18. 18.🧰 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
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, frog, ball, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PFBD (b) FBDP (c) DBFP (d) FPBD
20. 20.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) an acronym
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Goats Sing (b) Wise Sing Goats (c) Goats Wise Sing (d) Sing Wise Goats
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 6173119093. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 613 711 9093 (b) 617 311 9093 (c) 617 311 90993 (d) 173 119 093
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 103834071. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 103 383 4071 (b) 108 334 071 (c) 103 840 71 (d) 103 834 071
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 808817000. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 808 187 000 (b) 808 817 00 (c) 808 817 0000 (d) 808 817 000
28. 28.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 227824518. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 228 724 518 (b) 227 822 4518 (c) 227 824 518 (d) 278 245 18
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 350925686291. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3509 2556 86291 (b) 3509 2568 6291 (c) 3509 2658 6291 (d) 3509 2568 629
32. 32.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, banana, key, mango, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BSKMJ (b) SBKMJ (c) JMKBS (d) BKMJS
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 4489767672. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 448 767 672 (b) 448 976 7672 (c) 448 897 67672 (d) 484 976 7672
35. 35.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, guava, flute? (a) Green Dance Frogs (b) Frogs Green Dance (c) Dance Green Frogs (d) Green Frogs Dance
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cook Eat (b) Eat Cats Pink Cook (c) Cook Pink Cats Eat (d) Cats Eat Pink Cook
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 122569725. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 122 569 275 (b) 122 569 725 (c) 122 597 25 (d) 112 256 9725

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