Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 300 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 222127128655. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2221 2712 86555 (b) 2222 1712 8655 (c) 2212 7128 655 (d) 2221 2712 8655
2. 2.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Green Silly (b) Wise Silly Green (c) Silly Wise Green (d) Green Wise Silly
4. 4.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 510692479. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 510 692 749 (b) 510 692 479 (c) 516 924 79 (d) 510 069 2479
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, monkey, anchor? (a) Mum Ants Up (b) Mum Up Ants (c) Up Mum Ants (d) Ants Mum Up
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 3433849731. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 343 338 49731 (b) 333 849 731 (c) 343 348 9731 (d) 343 384 9731
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) WSG
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) APLE
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 7226224268. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 722 262 24268 (b) 722 622 4268 (c) 722 622 2468 (d) 726 224 268
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
19. 19.🧰 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
20. 20.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 957846744. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 957 846 744 (b) 957 846 7444 (c) 957 467 44 (d) 957 864 744
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, van, spoon, fan, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVSFO (b) OFSVW (c) VSFOW (d) VWSFO
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, lamp, cat, tomato, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLCTN (b) LSCTN (c) LCTNS (d) NTCLS
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
28. 28.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 6680185997. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 660 185 997 (b) 668 015 8997 (c) 668 018 5997 (d) 668 011 85997
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 5091084653. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 591 084 653 (b) 590 108 4653 (c) 509 108 4653 (d) 500 910 84653
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 186515044. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 185 150 44 (b) 186 515 0444 (c) 168 515 044 (d) 186 515 044
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
33. 33.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cats Every (b) Cats Every Pink Cats (c) Every Cats Cats Pink (d) Every Cats Pink Cats
37. 37.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, jeep, sock, goat, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JSGKD (b) DJSGK (c) KGSJD (d) JDSGK
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Lazy Funny Red (b) Funny Lazy Sing Red (c) Red Sing Lazy Funny (d) Sing Red Lazy Funny
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 434158985. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 434 158 985 (b) 434 158 958 (c) 434 589 85 (d) 434 158 8985

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