Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 348 · 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: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) WSG
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 750116812449. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7501 1681 249 (b) 7510 1681 2449 (c) 7501 1681 2449 (d) 7501 1681 24499
5. 5.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Eat Play Aunty (b) Aunty Play Lions Eat (c) Lions Play Aunty Eat (d) Eat Lions Play Aunty
8. 8.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
11. 11.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
14. 14.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, umbrella, owl, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOMA (b) AUOM (c) UAOM (d) MOUA
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, apple, kettle, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PAKI (b) IKAP (c) APKI (d) AKIP
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 238953001168. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3289 5300 1168 (b) 2389 5300 1168 (c) 2389 5300 168 (d) 2389 5300 11168
18. 18.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, frog, doll? (a) Rani Funny Dance (b) Dance Funny Rani (c) Funny Rani Dance (d) Funny Dance Rani
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, jeep, kettle, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AKJD (b) JDKA (c) DJKA (d) JKAD
22. 22.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Every Play Ants (b) Every Lions Play Ants (c) Lions Play Ants Every (d) Ants Play Lions Every
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, apple, cat? (a) Cook Aunty Wise (b) Aunty Wise Cook (c) Wise Aunty Cook (d) Aunty Cook Wise
25. 25.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 7270191480. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 727 091 1480 (b) 772 701 91480 (c) 727 019 140 (d) 727 019 1480
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 525127761319. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2551 2776 1319 (b) 5251 1277 61319 (c) 2512 7761 319 (d) 5251 2776 1319
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, jug, pencil? (a) Pigs Jolly Ants (b) Jolly Pigs Ants (c) Jolly Ants Pigs (d) Ants Jolly Pigs
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wins Goats (b) Wins Goats Sing (c) Wins Sing Goats (d) Goats Wins Sing
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Green Sing (b) Wise Sing Green (c) Sing Wise Green (d) Green Wise Sing
34. 34.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) an acronym
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, jalebi, lemon, pencil, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JALPK (b) JLPKA (c) KPLJA (d) AJLPK
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 7971482357. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 797 148 237 (b) 797 714 82357 (c) 797 148 2357 (d) 977 148 2357
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 1126986738. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 112 698 638 (b) 112 698 6738 (c) 112 698 67738 (d) 112 698 6783
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Eat Pink All (b) All Pink Lazy Eat (c) Lazy Pink All Eat (d) Eat Lazy Pink All
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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