Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 51 · 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 rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
5. 5.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
11. 11.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 692104730954. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6921 0473 9054 (b) 6921 0730 954 (c) 6921 0047 30954 (d) 6921 0473 0954
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, candle, drum, glass, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCDGM (b) CFDGM (c) CDGMF (d) MGDCF
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
18. 18.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 181386393870. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1813 8639 3870 (b) 1813 8633 93870 (c) 1813 8639 3780 (d) 1813 8693 870
20. 20.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Goats (b) Wise Goats Seven (c) Seven Wise Goats (d) Goats Wise Seven
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Eight Silly Wet (b) Eight Silly Wet Neat (c) Wet Silly Eight Neat (d) Eight Neat Silly Wet
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, lamp, ball? (a) Lions Mum Big (b) Big Lions Mum (c) Mum Lions Big (d) Lions Big Mum
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, duck, mirror? (a) Dogs Tiny My (b) Dogs My Tiny (c) My Dogs Tiny (d) Tiny Dogs My
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, guava, tomato, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NTGC (b) CGTN (c) GCTN (d) GTNC
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Play Aunty Every (b) Aunty Play Lions Every (c) Lions Every Play Aunty (d) Every Lions Play Aunty
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 951740336. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 951 174 0336 (b) 951 704 336 (c) 951 740 336 (d) 517 403 36
28. 28.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 837970229322. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8379 7002 29322 (b) 8379 7229 322 (c) 8379 7022 9322 (d) 3879 7022 9322
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, banana, doll, vase, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SBDVK (b) KVDBS (c) BDVKS (d) BSDVK
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 290790104. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 290 791 004 (b) 299 079 0104 (c) 297 901 04 (d) 290 790 104
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, needle, coconut? (a) Cats Neat Kids (b) Neat Cats Kids (c) Kids Neat Cats (d) Neat Kids Cats
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, bucket, drum? (a) Dance Big Frogs (b) Big Frogs Dance (c) Frogs Big Dance (d) Big Dance Frogs
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, urn, banana? (a) Bakes Under Seven (b) Under Seven Bakes (c) Under Bakes Seven (d) Seven Under Bakes

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