Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 378 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 759104420700. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7591 0442 07000 (b) 5791 0442 0700 (c) 7591 0442 070 (d) 7591 0442 0700
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 1644166813. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 146 416 6813 (b) 164 416 813 (c) 164 416 66813 (d) 164 416 6813
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, umpire, needle? (a) Tea Under Nine (b) Under Nine Tea (c) Nine Under Tea (d) Under Tea Nine
9. 9.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
11. 11.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) date chunks
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 214018764290. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2140 1876 4290 (b) 1240 1876 4290 (c) 2140 1876 42290 (d) 2140 1876 420
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, tomato, monkey? (a) Very Toys My (b) My Toys Very (c) Toys My Very (d) Toys Very My
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, mango, violin, guava, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMVGK (b) KGVMR (c) MVGKR (d) MRVGK
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
20. 20.🧰 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
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 597810095. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 597 801 095 (b) 597 810 095 (c) 597 811 0095 (d) 978 100 95
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
24. 24.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 5448887331. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 544 888 7331 (b) 554 488 87331 (c) 544 887 8331 (d) 548 887 331
26. 26.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
29. 29.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, fan, needle? (a) Under Frogs Nine (b) Nine Frogs Under (c) Frogs Nine Under (d) Frogs Under Nine
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 968782614. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 968 872 614 (b) 968 782 614 (c) 968 826 14 (d) 968 788 2614
33. 33.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
35. 35.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, tiger, doll, fan, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GFDTJ (b) JTDFG (c) TDFGJ (d) TJDFG
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Green Silly (b) Green Wins Silly (c) Wins Silly Green (d) Silly Wins Green
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants My Funny Jeeps (b) Jeeps Funny My Ants (c) Funny My Ants Jeeps (d) Funny Jeeps My Ants
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 969964575609. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9699 6547 5609 (b) 9699 6455 75609 (c) 9699 6457 5609 (d) 9699 6457 560
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, kite, banana, mango, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBMIP (b) IMBKP (c) PKBMI (d) KPBMI

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