Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 245 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, key, bucket? (a) Funny Kites Bunny (b) Kites Bunny Funny (c) Kites Funny Bunny (d) Bunny Kites Funny
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 361942017. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 361 942 017 (b) 361 942 107 (c) 361 942 0177 (d) 361 920 17
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
5. 5.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 269129066. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 269 219 066 (b) 269 129 06 (c) 266 912 9066 (d) 269 129 066
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, apple, monkey? (a) Dad Aunty Mice (b) Aunty Dad Mice (c) Mice Aunty Dad (d) Aunty Mice Dad
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 186751019099. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1867 5101 9909 (b) 1867 5101 9099 (c) 1867 1019 099 (d) 1867 5101 99099
10. 10.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, kite, ball, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBFS (b) FBKS (c) SKBF (d) KSBF
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, glass, van? (a) Goats Toys Vines (b) Vines Goats Toys (c) Toys Goats Vines (d) Goats Vines Toys
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 5421830523. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 542 183 30523 (b) 542 183 023 (c) 542 183 0523 (d) 542 813 0523
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Goats Sing (b) Wet Sing Goats (c) Goats Wet Sing (d) Sing Wet Goats
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 186078332941. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1860 7833 29411 (b) 1860 7833 2941 (c) 1867 0833 2941 (d) 1807 8332 941
18. 18.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
20. 20.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 2126072152. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 212 600 72152 (b) 212 607 215 (c) 212 067 2152 (d) 212 607 2152
22. 22.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 748157991283. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7481 5799 1283 (b) 7415 7991 283 (c) 7488 1579 91283 (d) 4781 5799 1283
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, net, spoon, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NSKA (b) NASK (c) ANSK (d) KSNA
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 647012011678. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6470 2101 1678 (b) 6470 1220 11678 (c) 6470 1201 1678 (d) 6701 2011 678
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 502022566. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 500 222 566 (b) 500 202 2566 (c) 520 225 66 (d) 502 022 566
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Sing Eight Neat (b) Neat Eight Sing Wins (c) Eight Neat Sing Wins (d) Eight Sing Wins Neat
30. 30.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, fan, watch, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IWFM (b) FMWI (c) MFWI (d) FWIM
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 196289573. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 962 895 73 (b) 196 289 537 (c) 119 628 9573 (d) 196 289 573
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 455284565. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 455 248 565 (b) 455 284 55 (c) 455 284 5655 (d) 455 284 565
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 8153434285. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 815 344 3285 (b) 881 534 34285 (c) 815 344 285 (d) 815 343 4285
35. 35.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Eight Pigs Aunty (b) Aunty Pigs Love Eight (c) Love Pigs Aunty Eight (d) Eight Love Pigs Aunty
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 838366793. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 383 667 93 (b) 833 866 793 (c) 838 366 793 (d) 833 836 6793
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wise Grab (b) Grab Wise Seven (c) Wise Seven Grab (d) Wise Grab Seven

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