Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 193 · 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: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
2. 2.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 849688086166. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8498 8086 166 (b) 8496 8808 6616 (c) 8496 8808 6166 (d) 8499 6880 86166
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 7761304734. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 776 130 47334 (b) 776 130 4734 (c) 771 630 4734 (d) 776 130 474
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Silly Grab (b) Wins Grab Silly (c) Grab Wins Silly (d) Silly Wins Grab
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Rani Lazy Funny (b) Funny Lazy Sing Rani (c) Sing Lazy Funny Rani (d) Rani Sing Lazy Funny
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, kite, onion? (a) Kites Owls Under (b) Under Kites Owls (c) Owls Kites Under (d) Kites Under Owls
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 2925637276. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 292 256 37276 (b) 295 637 276 (c) 292 563 7276 (d) 292 567 3276
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
13. 13.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 7445254073. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 744 522 54073 (b) 474 525 4073 (c) 744 525 4073 (d) 744 254 073
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
16. 16.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, duck, van, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDVI (b) DVIF (c) DFVI (d) IVDF
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 202682801251. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2028 6280 1251 (b) 2026 8280 01251 (c) 2268 2801 251 (d) 2026 8280 1251
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 7872736830. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 787 277 36830 (b) 787 273 630 (c) 787 273 6830 (d) 787 273 6803
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 2297103742. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 229 710 372 (b) 222 971 03742 (c) 292 710 3742 (d) 229 710 3742
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 2657413701. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 265 741 3701 (b) 265 741 7301 (c) 265 741 13701 (d) 265 741 301
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 912209971452. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9112 2099 71452 (b) 9122 0971 452 (c) 9122 0997 1452 (d) 9122 0997 1425
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, ice cream, ladder, wallet, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FWLIG (b) IGLWF (c) GILWF (d) ILWFG
28. 28.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 445638862. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 445 563 8862 (b) 445 638 682 (c) 446 388 62 (d) 445 638 862
30. 30.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, candle, pillow? (a) Pink Cats Wins (b) Wins Cats Pink (c) Cats Pink Wins (d) Cats Wins Pink
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 2499978400. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 249 997 800 (b) 249 997 8400 (c) 249 979 8400 (d) 249 997 84000
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 810836235. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 818 362 35 (b) 810 836 235 (c) 810 836 253 (d) 881 083 6235
37. 37.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, anchor, guava, rose, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRGAP (b) PAGRF (c) APGRF (d) AGRFP
39. 39.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, needle, jalebi? (a) Neat Jolly Lions (b) Lions Neat Jolly (c) Neat Lions Jolly (d) Jolly Neat Lions

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