Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 221 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 511635549. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 511 653 549 (b) 511 635 5499 (c) 516 355 49 (d) 511 635 549
3. 3.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 357650306339. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3575 0306 339 (b) 3576 5030 6339 (c) 3577 6503 06339 (d) 3576 5003 6339
6. 6.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 5979249545. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 597 992 49545 (b) 597 924 954 (c) 597 924 9545 (d) 597 942 9545
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
9. 9.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, drum, glass? (a) Dogs Grab Big (b) Dogs Big Grab (c) Grab Dogs Big (d) Big Dogs Grab
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
20. 20.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 559870864. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 559 870 846 (b) 559 870 8644 (c) 598 708 64 (d) 559 870 864
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Play Crazy (b) Crazy Play Cats Eat (c) Cats Play Crazy Eat (d) Eat Cats Play Crazy
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, goat, inkpot? (a) Goats Ink Bunny (b) Ink Goats Bunny (c) Goats Bunny Ink (d) Bunny Goats Ink
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cats Pigs Crazy (b) Cats Eat Pigs Crazy (c) Crazy Pigs Cats Eat (d) Cats Pigs Crazy Eat
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
28. 28.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 764498048. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 764 498 408 (b) 764 480 48 (c) 764 449 8048 (d) 764 498 048
30. 30.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, watch, tiger, radio, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LRTWK (b) WKTRL (c) WTRLK (d) KWTRL
32. 32.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 501872353. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 501 872 353 (b) 501 827 353 (c) 018 723 53 (d) 501 877 2353
35. 35.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Lions Pink Ants (b) Ants Pink Lions Every (c) Lions Pink Ants Every (d) Lions Every Pink Ants
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, umbrella, watch, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JWUM (b) UMWJ (c) UWJM (d) MUWJ
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 326434238578. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3264 3423 85578 (b) 3264 3423 8578 (c) 3264 4323 8578 (d) 3264 3423 857

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