Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 441 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, tomato, sock? (a) Tea Sing All (b) Tea All Sing (c) All Tea Sing (d) Sing Tea All
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
3. 3.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
6. 6.🧰 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) chunking (d) a rhyme
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 694285543. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 694 285 5543 (b) 942 855 43 (c) 694 285 543 (d) 692 485 543
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
9. 9.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
11. 11.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
13. 13.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, igloo, apple, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GIAW (b) WAIG (c) IGAW (d) IAWG
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lazy Frogs Red (b) Frogs Lazy Seven Red (c) Seven Red Lazy Frogs (d) Red Seven Lazy Frogs
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 113677661507. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1136 7661 507 (b) 1136 7766 1507 (c) 1113 6776 61507 (d) 1163 7766 1507
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Pigs Lions Eat (b) Lions Pigs Ants Eat (c) Lions Eat Pigs Ants (d) Eat Lions Pigs Ants
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, shoe, inkpot, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDIV (b) SIVD (c) VISD (d) DSIV
22. 22.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 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
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 998267922817. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9982 6729 2817 (b) 9982 6792 22817 (c) 9982 6792 2817 (d) 9982 6792 217
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, orange, tomato? (a) Toys Only Lazy (b) Only Toys Lazy (c) Only Lazy Toys (d) Lazy Only Toys
27. 27.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧰 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
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 230038263946. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3003 8263 946 (b) 2300 3826 3496 (c) 2300 3826 3946 (d) 2300 3826 39946
30. 30.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 113042487. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 131 042 487 (b) 113 044 87 (c) 113 042 487 (d) 111 304 2487
33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
35. 35.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 504293520363. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5042 9352 0363 (b) 5042 9355 20363 (c) 5042 9352 3063 (d) 5042 9350 363
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, ice cream, tent? (a) Inside Lazy Tea (b) Tea Inside Lazy (c) Lazy Inside Tea (d) Inside Tea Lazy
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 498301475. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 498 300 1475 (b) 493 801 475 (c) 498 301 475 (d) 983 014 75
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme

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