Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 333 · 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.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 801271723560. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8012 7173 2560 (b) 8012 7172 3560 (c) 8012 7172 350 (d) 8012 7172 35600
4. 4.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
5. 5.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, jalebi, ladder? (a) Owls Jeeps Lions (b) Jeeps Lions Owls (c) Lions Jeeps Owls (d) Jeeps Owls Lions
7. 7.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pigs Lazy Every (b) Lazy Every Pigs All (c) Every Lazy Pigs All (d) Lazy Pigs All Every
10. 10.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 622886620. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 622 886 60 (b) 622 886 620 (c) 622 886 260 (d) 662 288 6620
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mum All Jump (b) All Mum Funny Jump (c) Funny Jump Mum All (d) Jump Funny Mum All
14. 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, jalebi, owl? (a) Old Jeeps Inside (b) Inside Jeeps Old (c) Jeeps Old Inside (d) Jeeps Inside Old
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
19. 19.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, inkpot, jug, shoe, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BSJIR (b) IRJSB (c) RIJSB (d) IJSBR
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, monkey, drum? (a) Mum Tiny Dance (b) Tiny Mum Dance (c) Mum Dance Tiny (d) Dance Mum Tiny
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, umpire, kite, rope, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UKRTP (b) TRKUP (c) UPKRT (d) PUKRT
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Pigs Love Every (b) Love Every Pigs Ants (c) Love Pigs Ants Every (d) Every Love Pigs Ants
24. 24.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 655665941. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 655 665 41 (b) 655 665 914 (c) 655 665 9941 (d) 655 665 941
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, apple, net? (a) Aunty Nani Crazy (b) Crazy Aunty Nani (c) Aunty Crazy Nani (d) Nani Aunty Crazy
27. 27.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, ice cream, vase, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVIO (b) IOVW (c) IVWO (d) OIVW
29. 29.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 7171094604. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 717 109 4604 (b) 717 109 4640 (c) 771 094 604 (d) 717 100 94604
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 4715740291. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 471 570 291 (b) 471 557 40291 (c) 471 574 0291 (d) 475 174 0291
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, violin, mirror? (a) Vines Grab Mice (b) Mice Vines Grab (c) Vines Mice Grab (d) Grab Vines Mice
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Nani Seven Wet (b) Wet Seven Eight Nani (c) Nani Eight Seven Wet (d) Eight Seven Wet Nani
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, tiger, pillow, lemon, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDPLC (b) CLPTD (c) TPLCD (d) DTPLC
36. 36.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 413842006. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 143 842 006 (b) 413 842 06 (c) 413 842 006 (d) 413 384 2006
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Grab Silly (b) Grab Wet Silly (c) Wet Silly Grab (d) Silly Wet Grab
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 6121600480. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 612 160 04480 (b) 621 600 480 (c) 612 160 0480 (d) 612 610 0480
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pigs Lions Eight (b) Lions Eight Pigs All (c) Lions Pigs All Eight (d) Eight Lions Pigs All

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