Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 435 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, nest, kettle, ant, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NKACS (b) NSKAC (c) CAKNS (d) SNKAC
2. 2.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, anchor, rose, drum, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARDJG (b) AGRDJ (c) JDRAG (d) GARDJ
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) SWG
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pigs Crazy Eight (b) Crazy Pigs Cats Eight (c) Eight Cats Pigs Crazy (d) Cats Eight Pigs Crazy
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 1911004659. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 191 100 6459 (b) 191 100 4659 (c) 111 004 659 (d) 191 100 04659
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, umpire, sock, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USFA (b) UASF (c) FSUA (d) AUSF
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 766905238810. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7669 0523 8801 (b) 7669 5238 810 (c) 7669 0052 38810 (d) 7669 0523 8810
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eight Pink Cats (b) Eight Cats Pink Cats (c) Cats Pink Cats Eight (d) Eight Cats Cats Pink
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 653280142. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 653 280 0142 (b) 653 201 42 (c) 653 280 142 (d) 653 208 142
14. 14.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, duck, watch? (a) Neat Dad Wins (b) Dad Neat Wins (c) Dad Wins Neat (d) Wins Dad Neat
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 1734599304. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 173 459 934 (b) 173 459 9304 (c) 713 459 9304 (d) 173 345 99304
17. 17.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 825663600. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 825 636 600 (b) 825 666 3600 (c) 825 663 600 (d) 825 663 00
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, fan, cat, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TFCD (b) DCFT (c) FCDT (d) FTCD
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 813341964291. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8334 1964 291 (b) 8133 4916 4291 (c) 8813 3419 64291 (d) 8133 4196 4291
23. 23.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 1992358712. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 199 238 5712 (b) 199 358 712 (c) 199 235 8712 (d) 199 235 87112
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, urn, jeep, cat, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCJUV (b) UJCSV (c) VUJCS (d) UVJCS
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 4187474103. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 418 774 4103 (b) 418 747 103 (c) 441 874 74103 (d) 418 747 4103
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, lemon, umbrella, apple, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LWUAT (b) TAULW (c) WLUAT (d) LUATW
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, inkpot, ball, coconut, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PIBCA (b) IBCAP (c) IPBCA (d) ACBIP
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, bucket, igloo, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BTIO (b) TBIO (c) BIOT (d) OIBT
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 631065364. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 631 063 64 (b) 361 065 364 (c) 631 006 5364 (d) 631 065 364
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, tent, onion? (a) Cats Tea Owls (b) Owls Tea Cats (c) Tea Owls Cats (d) Tea Cats Owls
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, guava, candle, tiger, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RGCTJ (b) GRCTJ (c) GCTJR (d) JTCGR
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, cat, lemon, sock, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CWLSU (b) USLCW (c) CLSUW (d) WCLSU
36. 36.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
37. 37.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Eight Neat (b) Neat Eight Seven Wise (c) Eight Neat Seven Wise (d) Eight Seven Wise Neat
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 7598369724. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 759 836 7924 (b) 759 836 99724 (c) 759 839 724 (d) 759 836 9724

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