Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 53 · 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.🧰 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
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
3. 3.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
5. 5.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 472370522850. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4723 7025 2850 (b) 4723 7052 28850 (c) 4723 7022 850 (d) 4723 7052 2850
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
10. 10.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
11. 11.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
13. 13.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, glass, nest, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUNJ (b) UGNJ (c) GNJU (d) JNGU
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, rope, tent, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KTRL (b) RTKL (c) RLTK (d) LRTK
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 5612319296. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 561 239 1296 (b) 566 123 19296 (c) 561 231 929 (d) 561 231 9296
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 407350101899. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4073 5010 18999 (b) 4073 5011 0899 (c) 4073 5010 1899 (d) 4073 5001 899
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
21. 21.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 7614141893. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 761 414 1839 (b) 761 414 1893 (c) 776 141 41893 (d) 761 414 189
23. 23.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
26. 26.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
28. 28.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WGS
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 460381295. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 460 381 925 (b) 460 381 295 (c) 460 381 29 (d) 460 381 1295
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 318745105. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 318 745 105 (b) 387 451 05 (c) 318 744 5105 (d) 317 845 105
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pink Crazy Eight (b) Crazy Pink Cook Eight (c) Eight Crazy Pink Cook (d) Crazy Eight Pink Cook
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 162489743. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 162 489 743 (b) 116 248 9743 (c) 162 489 43 (d) 162 489 473
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, mango, tomato, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MRTV (b) VTMR (c) RMTV (d) MTVR
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 7094074149. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 709 407 4149 (b) 709 407 74149 (c) 709 407 414 (d) 079 407 4149
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, pencil, van, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVMG (b) PGVM (c) MVPG (d) GPVM
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 380405142984. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3804 0514 984 (b) 3804 0514 2984 (c) 3804 0514 42984 (d) 3804 0512 4984
39. 39.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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