Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 529 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 2037576690. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 203 757 6690 (b) 203 375 76690 (c) 237 576 690 (d) 203 577 6690
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, bucket, spoon? (a) Bunny Vines Sing (b) Bunny Sing Vines (c) Sing Bunny Vines (d) Vines Bunny Sing
4. 4.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, frog, jug? (a) Jolly Frogs Dogs (b) Frogs Jolly Dogs (c) Dogs Frogs Jolly (d) Frogs Dogs Jolly
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, umbrella, lamp, radio, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BRLUO (b) ULRBO (c) UOLRB (d) OULRB
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 243202420185. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2432 0244 20185 (b) 2420 2420 185 (c) 2432 0242 0158 (d) 2432 0242 0185
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) WSEN
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, wallet, umpire? (a) My Wins Uncle (b) Wins My Uncle (c) Wins Uncle My (d) Uncle Wins My
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, jug, needle, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJNC (b) JNCD (c) JDNC (d) CNJD
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
15. 15.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 731937680320. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7319 3768 0320 (b) 7319 3376 80320 (c) 7319 3760 320 (d) 3719 3768 0320
18. 18.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, kettle, jalebi? (a) Pink Kites Jolly (b) Kites Jolly Pink (c) Jolly Kites Pink (d) Kites Pink Jolly
21. 21.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wet Nani (b) Wet Silly Every Nani (c) Nani Every Silly Wet (d) Every Nani Silly Wet
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 3340509170. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 334 055 09170 (b) 334 050 9170 (c) 334 005 9170 (d) 334 009 170
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, fan, bucket? (a) Bakes Fly Love (b) Fly Bakes Love (c) Love Fly Bakes (d) Fly Love Bakes
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 236137437220. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2361 3743 77220 (b) 2361 7343 7220 (c) 2361 3743 722 (d) 2361 3743 7220
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, ice cream, kite? (a) Kites Ice Owls (b) Ice Owls Kites (c) Owls Ice Kites (d) Ice Kites Owls
27. 27.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, umpire, ball, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UKBV (b) UBVK (c) KUBV (d) VBUK
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, doll, orange? (a) Old Dance Bunny (b) Bunny Dance Old (c) Dance Old Bunny (d) Dance Bunny Old
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
36. 36.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
38. 38.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, watch, nest? (a) Neat Wins All (b) Wins Neat All (c) Wins All Neat (d) All Wins Neat

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