Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 393 · 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 2739795627. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 273 979 567 (b) 273 979 5672 (c) 273 977 95627 (d) 273 979 5627
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 222616700. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 222 661 6700 (b) 222 616 700 (c) 226 167 00 (d) 222 661 700
4. 4.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 537460476. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 537 464 76 (b) 357 460 476 (c) 537 466 0476 (d) 537 460 476
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Play Aunty Eat (b) Aunty Play Lazy Eat (c) Eat Lazy Play Aunty (d) Lazy Eat Play Aunty
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 106130655. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 106 130 655 (b) 106 130 55 (c) 106 136 055 (d) 106 113 0655
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 425165011981. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4251 6051 1981 (b) 4251 6501 1981 (c) 4516 5011 981 (d) 4225 1650 11981
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, onion, umpire? (a) Ice Owls Uncle (b) Uncle Owls Ice (c) Owls Ice Uncle (d) Owls Uncle Ice
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 140773224. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 107 732 24 (b) 140 773 242 (c) 140 773 2224 (d) 140 773 224
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 101267156. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 101 261 756 (b) 101 267 1566 (c) 101 267 156 (d) 101 267 56
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 346814377644. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3468 1437 77644 (b) 3468 1437 7644 (c) 3648 1437 7644 (d) 3468 1437 744
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, onion, needle, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GNOC (b) ONGC (c) OCNG (d) CONG
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
17. 17.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
18. 18.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
19. 19.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
21. 21.🧰 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
22. 22.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 9645006595. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 964 506 595 (b) 964 500 6595 (c) 964 500 06595 (d) 964 506 0595
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nani Sing Wise (b) Eat Sing Wise Nani (c) Nani Eat Sing Wise (d) Wise Sing Eat Nani
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 350760811224. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3507 6081 1224 (b) 3507 6081 1242 (c) 3507 6081 122 (d) 3500 7608 11224
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Play Lions Eight (b) Lions Eight Play All (c) Eight Lions Play All (d) Lions Play All Eight
28. 28.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 514944696950. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5144 9469 6950 (b) 5514 9446 96950 (c) 5149 4469 6950 (d) 5149 4496 950
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
31. 31.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, rose, frog, jug, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFJIS (b) SRFJI (c) IJFRS (d) RSFJI
34. 34.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, glass, jalebi, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJGI (b) IGJC (c) GIJC (d) GJCI
36. 36.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
37. 37.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, bucket, ladder, apple, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BKLAR (b) RALBK (c) KBLAR (d) BLARK
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wise Nani (b) Nani Every Sing Wise (c) Wise Sing Every Nani (d) Every Nani Sing Wise
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, net, onion, frog, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFONP (b) NPOFK (c) NOFKP (d) PNOFK

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