Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 543 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 212288691571. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2122 8891 571 (b) 2122 8869 1571 (c) 2122 8886 91571 (d) 2122 8869 5171
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 137736746704. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1377 3674 674 (b) 1377 3674 6704 (c) 1337 7367 46704 (d) 1737 3674 6704
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 832197082. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 832 197 802 (b) 831 970 82 (c) 832 197 082 (d) 832 119 7082
4. 4.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 529389111310. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5293 8911 310 (b) 5293 8891 11310 (c) 5923 8911 1310 (d) 5293 8911 1310
8. 8.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 6055826969. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 605 526 969 (b) 605 852 6969 (c) 605 582 6969 (d) 660 558 26969
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 1382684633. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 138 268 4633 (b) 138 268 46633 (c) 182 684 633 (d) 138 264 8633
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 402251036749. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4025 2103 6749 (b) 4022 5103 6749 (c) 4022 5103 67499 (d) 4225 1036 749
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
13. 13.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
15. 15.🧰 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
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 173915391110. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1733 9153 91110 (b) 1739 1539 110 (c) 1739 1539 1110 (d) 1739 1531 9110
17. 17.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Grab Sing (b) Grab Wins Sing (c) Wins Sing Grab (d) Sing Wins Grab
19. 19.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, mango, pencil, bucket, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBPMK (b) MKPBC (c) KMPBC (d) MPBCK
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Every Play Crazy (b) Cats Play Crazy Every (c) Crazy Play Cats Every (d) Every Cats Play Crazy
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 733030400084. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7330 3040 0084 (b) 7333 0040 0084 (c) 7330 3304 00084 (d) 7303 0400 084
28. 28.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, orange, duck, needle, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNDOV (b) VODNR (c) OVDNR (d) ODNRV
30. 30.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) GWS
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, igloo, lamp, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NILB (b) BLIN (c) INLB (d) ILBN
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, ant, umbrella, owl, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAUOD (b) DOUAG (c) AUODG (d) AGUOD
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 948507436154. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9485 0743 66154 (b) 9485 0743 6154 (c) 4985 0743 6154 (d) 9485 0743 614
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
40. 40.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

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