Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 351 · 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: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
2. 2.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, lamp, drum, shoe, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LDSNG (b) LGDSN (c) GLDSN (d) NSDLG
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ESWN
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 943856982. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 943 856 982 (b) 943 859 82 (c) 943 885 6982 (d) 943 856 928
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 372240082703. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3722 4008 270 (b) 7322 4008 2703 (c) 3722 4400 82703 (d) 3722 4008 2703
9. 9.🧰 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
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, violin, orange, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VOLI (b) VIOL (c) IVOL (d) LOVI
11. 11.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 6885037496. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 685 803 7496 (b) 688 503 74496 (c) 688 503 749 (d) 688 503 7496
14. 14.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 290513780301. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2905 1378 0301 (b) 2095 1378 0301 (c) 2990 5137 80301 (d) 2951 3780 301
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, net, cat, lamp, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLCNI (b) INCLG (c) NCLGI (d) NICLG
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 318787499889. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3187 8749 9889 (b) 3187 8749 99889 (c) 3187 8749 989 (d) 3187 7849 9889
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 8864322238. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 886 432 2238 (b) 886 432 22238 (c) 886 423 2238 (d) 886 432 238
21. 21.🧰 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
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, jeep, wallet? (a) Jump Wet My (b) Jump My Wet (c) My Jump Wet (d) Wet Jump My
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, kettle, ice cream? (a) Kind Runs Ice (b) Ice Kind Runs (c) Kind Ice Runs (d) Runs Kind Ice
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, tomato, candle, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTCJ (b) JCTD (c) TDCJ (d) TCJD
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 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
28. 28.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, net, mango, spoon, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NUMSW (b) UNMSW (c) WSMNU (d) NMSWU
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 703021524072. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7030 2115 24072 (b) 7030 2152 4072 (c) 7030 2152 407 (d) 7030 2154 2072
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 800128151. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 800 218 151 (b) 001 281 51 (c) 800 128 1511 (d) 800 128 151
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wise Nine (b) Every Nine Sing Wise (c) Wise Sing Every Nine (d) Nine Every Sing Wise
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Lazy Fly (b) Rani Seven Lazy Fly (c) Fly Lazy Seven Rani (d) Seven Lazy Fly Rani
35. 35.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, igloo, sock? (a) Neat Ink Seven (b) Seven Ink Neat (c) Ink Seven Neat (d) Ink Neat Seven
38. 38.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, lamp, flute, jalebi, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LOFJD (b) LFJDO (c) OLFJD (d) DJFLO

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