Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 210 · 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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 5013758425. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 501 375 8425 (b) 501 357 8425 (c) 503 758 425 (d) 500 137 58425
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Play Lazy Eat (b) Eat Lazy Play Aunty (c) Lazy Play Aunty Eat (d) Lazy Eat Play Aunty
4. 4.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 293791488605. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2979 1488 605 (b) 2937 9148 88605 (c) 2937 9148 8605 (d) 2937 9148 6805
7. 7.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Sing (b) Wise Sing Goats (c) Wise Goats Sing (d) Sing Wise Goats
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, nest, banana, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBKI (b) INBK (c) KBNI (d) NIBK
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 1397790000. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 139 779 00000 (b) 139 779 0000 (c) 137 979 0000 (d) 139 790 000
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, inkpot, wallet? (a) Inside Wet Crazy (b) Crazy Inside Wet (c) Inside Crazy Wet (d) Wet Inside Crazy
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 1491115965. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 144 911 15965 (b) 149 111 5965 (c) 149 111 596 (d) 149 111 5956
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jump My Aunty (b) Aunty My Fly Jump (c) Jump Fly My Aunty (d) Fly My Aunty Jump
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
18. 18.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
19. 19.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, anchor, mirror? (a) My Aunty Goats (b) Goats Aunty My (c) Aunty Goats My (d) Aunty My Goats
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 812349480. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 823 494 80 (b) 812 349 480 (c) 812 394 480 (d) 812 349 4480
25. 25.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, pencil, bucket? (a) Pigs Goats Big (b) Goats Pigs Big (c) Big Pigs Goats (d) Pigs Big Goats
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pigs Cats Every (b) Cats Pigs Cook Every (c) Every Cook Pigs Cats (d) Cook Every Pigs Cats
30. 30.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, anchor, igloo, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OIAJ (b) JAIO (c) AIOJ (d) AJIO
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 1319337393. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 131 937 3393 (b) 131 933 73993 (c) 131 937 393 (d) 131 933 7393
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 223502617257. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2223 5026 17257 (b) 2350 2617 257 (c) 2235 0261 7257 (d) 2235 2061 7257
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Green (b) Seven Wise Green (c) Wise Green Seven (d) Green Wise Seven
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 478780842408. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4787 8084 2408 (b) 4787 8842 408 (c) 7487 8084 2408 (d) 4478 7808 42408

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