Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 308 · 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 2313119556. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 233 131 19556 (b) 321 311 9556 (c) 231 311 556 (d) 231 311 9556
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
3. 3.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 409531481. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 409 531 481 (b) 405 931 481 (c) 409 533 1481 (d) 409 531 81
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 138897502273. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1838 9750 2273 (b) 1388 9750 2273 (c) 1389 7502 273 (d) 1388 9755 02273
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nine Seven Wise (b) Every Seven Wise Nine (c) Nine Every Seven Wise (d) Wise Seven Every Nine
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jump Mice All (b) Jump Funny Mice All (c) Funny Mice All Jump (d) All Mice Funny Jump
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 230120875. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 230 120 875 (b) 230 120 8755 (c) 231 208 75 (d) 230 128 075
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a long story
13. 13.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
16. 16.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, apple, glass, radio, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADGRJ (b) JRGAD (c) DAGRJ (d) AGRJD
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, kite, urn, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKUL (b) LUKM (c) KULM (d) KMUL
20. 20.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 5670373551. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 567 373 551 (b) 567 037 3551 (c) 567 037 5351 (d) 567 037 35551
22. 22.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, drum, needle? (a) Dogs Nani Under (b) Nani Dogs Under (c) Dogs Under Nani (d) Under Dogs Nani
25. 25.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 688030517. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 688 030 571 (b) 688 003 0517 (c) 688 030 517 (d) 688 035 17
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 752142329. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 752 142 39 (b) 725 142 329 (c) 752 142 329 (d) 752 114 2329
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
29. 29.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 1347976212. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 134 797 6122 (b) 147 976 212 (c) 134 479 76212 (d) 134 797 6212
33. 33.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 391795524940. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9179 5524 940 (b) 9317 9552 4940 (c) 3917 9552 4940 (d) 3917 9552 24940
36. 36.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Crazy Eight (b) Eight Cook Play Crazy (c) Cook Eight Play Crazy (d) Crazy Play Cook Eight
39. 39.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, kite, rope? (a) Cats Kids Rani (b) Rani Kids Cats (c) Kids Rani Cats (d) Kids Cats Rani

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