Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 381 · 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: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 865050805. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 865 050 85 (b) 865 505 0805 (c) 860 550 805 (d) 865 050 805
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, inkpot, nest? (a) Inside Crazy Nani (b) Crazy Inside Nani (c) Nani Inside Crazy (d) Inside Nani Crazy
5. 5.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
7. 7.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, anchor, rope, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARIM (b) IRAM (c) AMRI (d) MARI
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 971575884. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 971 558 84 (b) 971 755 884 (c) 971 557 5884 (d) 971 575 884
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 204740623823. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2047 4602 3823 (b) 2047 4062 3823 (c) 2047 4066 23823 (d) 2047 4062 323
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 128329622. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 128 329 622 (b) 123 296 22 (c) 128 322 9622 (d) 218 329 622
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 411145451. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 111 454 51 (b) 411 145 451 (c) 411 144 551 (d) 411 114 5451
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 871852479349. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8718 5247 9349 (b) 8718 5247 949 (c) 8718 2547 9349 (d) 8718 5244 79349
18. 18.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, kettle, coconut, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCKW (b) WKCF (c) KWCF (d) KCFW
20. 20.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
21. 21.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 621844033. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 621 844 0333 (b) 621 440 33 (c) 621 484 033 (d) 621 844 033
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 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
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nine Eat Seven Wins (b) Eat Seven Wins Nine (c) Wins Seven Eat Nine (d) Eat Nine Seven Wins
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Crazy Crazy Play (b) Every Crazy Play Crazy (c) Crazy Play Crazy Every (d) Crazy Every Play Crazy
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 272083073. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 272 080 73 (b) 277 208 3073 (c) 272 083 073 (d) 272 083 037
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Every Silly Wet (b) Every Nani Silly Wet (c) Every Silly Wet Nani (d) Wet Silly Every Nani
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 7821301594. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 782 310 1594 (b) 782 130 1594 (c) 782 133 01594 (d) 782 301 594
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 3807144120. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 387 144 120 (b) 380 714 4120 (c) 387 014 4120 (d) 380 714 44120
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 949177734. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 941 977 734 (b) 949 777 34 (c) 994 917 7734 (d) 949 177 734
37. 37.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, ice cream, anchor, umpire, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DIAUG (b) IAUGD (c) GUAID (d) IDAUG
39. 39.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
40. 40.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True

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