Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 377 · 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 675887110286. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6758 8711 0286 (b) 6758 8711 286 (c) 6758 8710 1286 (d) 6758 8711 00286
2. 2.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Grab (b) Wise Grab Silly (c) Silly Wise Grab (d) Grab Wise Silly
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, guava, cat, fan, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCFRA (b) RFCGA (c) GACFR (d) AGCFR
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, watch, jeep, vase, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVJWK (b) WJVRK (c) KWJVR (d) WKJVR
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 607819572460. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6781 9572 460 (b) 6087 1957 2460 (c) 6607 8195 72460 (d) 6078 1957 2460
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 7077012485. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 707 701 2485 (b) 770 701 2485 (c) 770 770 12485 (d) 707 012 485
9. 9.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Seven Wins Neat (b) Eat Neat Seven Wins (c) Wins Seven Eat Neat (d) Neat Eat Seven Wins
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 742098051065. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7742 0980 51065 (b) 7420 9805 1065 (c) 7420 9801 5065 (d) 7420 9805 165
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 3243070202. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 324 307 0202 (b) 323 407 0202 (c) 324 307 02202 (d) 324 070 202
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 308052682. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 308 025 682 (b) 308 005 2682 (c) 308 052 682 (d) 300 526 82
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 342582060247. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3425 8206 0247 (b) 3425 8200 6247 (c) 3425 8220 60247 (d) 4258 2060 247
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
17. 17.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
18. 18.🧰 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
19. 19.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, banana, spoon? (a) Big Silly Fly (b) Big Fly Silly (c) Fly Big Silly (d) Silly Big Fly
21. 21.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 627060587. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 627 060 0587 (b) 267 060 587 (c) 627 060 587 (d) 627 060 57
24. 24.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jump My Ants (b) Ants My Fly Jump (c) Jump Fly My Ants (d) Fly My Ants Jump
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, wallet, anchor, candle, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCAWU (b) WACNU (c) UWACN (d) WUACN
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
31. 31.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly My Aunty Jolly (b) Jolly Fly My Aunty (c) Aunty My Fly Jolly (d) Fly Jolly My Aunty
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 4269846718. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 442 698 46718 (b) 426 984 6718 (c) 246 984 6718 (d) 269 846 718
38. 38.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 905804817981. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9058 4081 7981 (b) 9058 0481 79881 (c) 9580 4817 981 (d) 9058 0481 7981

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