Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 232 · 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: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 974879858809. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9748 9785 8809 (b) 9974 8798 58809 (c) 9748 7988 809 (d) 9748 7985 8809
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a long story
8. 8.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 143707955613. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1437 0795 561 (b) 1437 7095 5613 (c) 1437 0795 5613 (d) 1437 0795 55613
12. 12.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, goat, candle? (a) Green Lazy Cook (b) Green Cook Lazy (c) Cook Green Lazy (d) Lazy Green Cook
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
15. 15.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, parrot, onion, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) POFD (b) PDOF (c) FOPD (d) DPOF
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
21. 21.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, orange, jalebi? (a) Jeeps Owls Kites (b) Kites Owls Jeeps (c) Owls Jeeps Kites (d) Owls Kites Jeeps
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 797489122535. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7947 8912 2535 (b) 7974 8912 253 (c) 7974 8912 2535 (d) 7977 4891 22535
24. 24.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, jalebi, frog, doll, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JFDIA (b) IDFJA (c) AJFDI (d) JAFDI
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 197384290. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 197 384 920 (b) 197 384 2290 (c) 197 384 290 (d) 197 384 29
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 640316131. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 460 316 131 (b) 640 316 131 (c) 640 331 6131 (d) 603 161 31
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 302815879. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 032 815 879 (b) 308 158 79 (c) 302 815 879 (d) 302 815 5879
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, anchor, rope, pencil, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ALRPM (b) ARPML (c) LARPM (d) MPRAL
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 302225262. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 302 225 262 (b) 302 252 62 (c) 302 222 562 (d) 302 225 2622
33. 33.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, urn, pillow, nest, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UPNJS (b) SUPNJ (c) JNPUS (d) USPNJ
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, glass, wallet, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UGWT (b) GWTU (c) GUWT (d) TWGU
37. 37.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, candle, fan, violin, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NVFCT (b) CTFVN (c) TCFVN (d) CFVNT
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Grab Seven (b) Wise Seven Grab (c) Grab Wise Seven (d) Seven Wise Grab
40. 40.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True

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