Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 382 · 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.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 2379099342. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 379 099 342 (b) 237 909 9324 (c) 237 909 9342 (d) 237 790 99342
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, mirror, drum? (a) Mice Dance Sing (b) Sing Mice Dance (c) Dance Mice Sing (d) Mice Sing Dance
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 356386417. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 356 386 417 (b) 356 386 147 (c) 335 638 6417 (d) 563 864 17
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 910258592. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 910 258 592 (b) 910 255 8592 (c) 910 255 92 (d) 912 058 592
12. 12.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 526194114406. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5261 9141 4406 (b) 5261 9441 14406 (c) 5261 9411 4406 (d) 5261 9414 406
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cook Play Crazy (b) Cook Play Crazy Every (c) Crazy Play Cook Every (d) Cook Every Play Crazy
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 886751217. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 886 751 217 (b) 886 715 217 (c) 888 675 1217 (d) 867 512 17
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wins Nine (b) Wins Silly Every Nine (c) Nine Every Silly Wins (d) Every Nine Silly Wins
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 469055730482. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4605 5730 482 (b) 4690 5573 0842 (c) 4690 5573 0482 (d) 4669 0557 30482
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) WSG
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 512907812. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 521 907 812 (b) 512 907 812 (c) 512 990 7812 (d) 512 078 12
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 762729141126. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7627 2911 126 (b) 7627 2914 1126 (c) 7662 7291 41126 (d) 7622 7914 1126
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wise Goats (b) Wise Sing Goats (c) Wise Goats Sing (d) Goats Wise Sing
25. 25.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 2971712574. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 297 717 12574 (b) 971 712 574 (c) 297 171 2574 (d) 297 711 2574
27. 27.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Eat Sing Wise (b) Eat Sing Wise Nani (c) Wise Sing Eat Nani (d) Eat Nani Sing Wise
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, apple, jalebi, key, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LAJKF (b) ALJKF (c) FKJAL (d) AJKFL
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 162439310. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 162 349 310 (b) 162 439 310 (c) 162 439 9310 (d) 624 393 10
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 1484894605. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 148 489 4065 (b) 148 484 605 (c) 144 848 94605 (d) 148 489 4605
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, glass, ball, coconut, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBCLO (b) OGBCL (c) LCBGO (d) GOBCL
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 767631509565. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7673 1509 565 (b) 7677 6315 09565 (c) 7676 3150 9565 (d) 7676 3159 0565
36. 36.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
38. 38.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) NESW

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