Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 195 · 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: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Neat Silly Wise (b) Eight Silly Wise Neat (c) Wise Silly Eight Neat (d) Neat Eight Silly Wise
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
4. 4.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
8. 8.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 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
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
11. 11.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
14. 14.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
15. 15.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, flute, vase, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FNVD (b) DVFN (c) NFVD (d) FVDN
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, rope, umpire, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RUJD (b) RDUJ (c) DRUJ (d) JURD
19. 19.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
20. 20.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 432240014624. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3422 4001 4624 (b) 4322 4001 14624 (c) 4322 4001 4624 (d) 4322 4014 624
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 484072564602. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4484 0725 64602 (b) 4840 7256 4602 (c) 4840 7256 602 (d) 4840 7265 4602
25. 25.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Pigs Aunty Eight (b) Love Eight Pigs Aunty (c) Aunty Pigs Love Eight (d) Eight Love Pigs Aunty
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 922310604148. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9223 3106 04148 (b) 9223 0160 4148 (c) 9223 1064 148 (d) 9223 1060 4148
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wins Silly (b) Wins Silly Goats (c) Wins Goats Silly (d) Silly Wins Goats
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, rope, pillow, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UPRO (b) RPUO (c) ROPU (d) ORPU
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, tomato, kettle? (a) Tea Kites Jeeps (b) Tea Jeeps Kites (c) Kites Tea Jeeps (d) Jeeps Tea Kites
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 973238224. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 973 238 224 (b) 973 238 242 (c) 973 238 2224 (d) 732 382 24
35. 35.🔤 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) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 485022251167. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4850 2225 1167 (b) 4805 2225 1167 (c) 4485 0222 51167 (d) 4850 2225 117
38. 38.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, anchor, vase, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVAD (b) AVPD (c) ADVP (d) DAVP
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking

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