Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 276 · 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: net, rope, ladder? (a) Nani Rani Love (b) Love Rani Nani (c) Rani Love Nani (d) Rani Nani Love
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 210435146. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 210 453 146 (b) 210 443 5146 (c) 210 435 16 (d) 210 435 146
4. 4.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 996016278. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 996 061 278 (b) 996 016 6278 (c) 996 016 278 (d) 996 016 78
6. 6.🔤 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
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 551873797. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 551 877 3797 (b) 558 173 797 (c) 551 737 97 (d) 551 873 797
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Sing (b) Wise Sing Grab (c) Wise Grab Sing (d) Sing Wise Grab
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 9843039715. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 984 303 39715 (b) 984 303 975 (c) 983 403 9715 (d) 984 303 9715
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
16. 16.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, urn, owl, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TOUD (b) DUOT (c) UDOT (d) UOTD
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, nest, fan? (a) Nani All Funny (b) All Nani Funny (c) Funny Nani All (d) Nani Funny All
20. 20.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 1341592587. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 341 592 587 (b) 134 159 2587 (c) 134 159 92587 (d) 134 159 2857
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cook Play Cook (b) Cook Play Cook Eight (c) Cook Eight Play Cook (d) Eight Cook Cook Play
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 703004159. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 703 004 1159 (b) 703 001 59 (c) 703 004 159 (d) 703 040 159
26. 26.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
29. 29.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 110884498. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 110 844 98 (b) 101 884 498 (c) 110 088 4498 (d) 110 884 498
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 7816291439. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 788 162 91439 (b) 716 291 439 (c) 718 629 1439 (d) 781 629 1439
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 9416166273. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 941 661 66273 (b) 916 166 273 (c) 941 616 6273 (d) 941 661 6273
36. 36.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 900892135. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 900 829 135 (b) 900 892 135 (c) 990 089 2135 (d) 908 921 35
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 1991940341. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 199 194 03441 (b) 191 940 341 (c) 199 194 0341 (d) 199 194 3041
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, pencil, mirror? (a) Toys Pink My (b) Pink My Toys (c) Pink Toys My (d) My Pink Toys

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