Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 287 · 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: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
3. 3.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, spoon, rope, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SRDB (b) BSRD (c) DRSB (d) SBRD
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 734860550071. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7348 6055 50071 (b) 7348 6055 0071 (c) 7384 6055 0071 (d) 7386 0550 071
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, fan, tiger, pencil, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FTPCI (b) CPTFI (c) IFTPC (d) FITPC
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Silly (b) Silly Wise Goats (c) Wise Silly Goats (d) Wise Goats Silly
14. 14.🔤 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
15. 15.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
17. 17.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wise Goats (b) Wise Goats Seven (c) Wise Seven Goats (d) Goats Wise Seven
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 313488293660. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3134 8829 3606 (b) 3148 8293 660 (c) 3313 4882 93660 (d) 3134 8829 3660
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 775470071. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 775 470 071 (b) 757 470 071 (c) 775 700 71 (d) 775 547 0071
25. 25.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
28. 28.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 943922296616. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9439 2296 616 (b) 9439 2229 66166 (c) 9439 2229 6616 (d) 9432 9229 6616
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Funny Mum All (b) Funny Jeeps Mum All (c) Funny Mum All Jeeps (d) All Mum Funny Jeeps
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 7985623673. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 798 562 3673 (b) 798 562 3763 (c) 798 562 373 (d) 798 562 36673
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
33. 33.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cats Cats Play (b) Cats Play Cats Every (c) Cats Every Play Cats (d) Every Cats Play Cats
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 242330563. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 242 335 063 (b) 242 305 63 (c) 242 330 563 (d) 242 330 5563
36. 36.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 295081503909. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2950 0815 03909 (b) 2950 8150 3909 (c) 2950 8150 9309 (d) 2508 1503 909
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, ladder, guava? (a) Lions Grab Nine (b) Grab Lions Nine (c) Lions Nine Grab (d) Nine Lions Grab
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pink Cook Every (b) Crazy Every Pink Cook (c) Cook Pink Crazy Every (d) Every Crazy Pink Cook
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF

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