Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 551 · 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 2119269029. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 121 926 9029 (b) 211 929 029 (c) 211 926 9029 (d) 211 926 99029
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, whistle, tiger, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDTM (b) MTWD (c) WTMD (d) DWTM
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 229840502. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 229 840 502 (b) 222 984 0502 (c) 229 804 502 (d) 229 840 52
6. 6.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, nest, umpire? (a) Under Neat Silly (b) Silly Neat Under (c) Neat Under Silly (d) Neat Silly Under
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 779006439. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 770 906 439 (b) 779 900 6439 (c) 790 064 39 (d) 779 006 439
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, flute, pencil, coconut, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICPFM (b) MFPCI (c) FPCIM (d) FMPCI
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, urn, apple? (a) Under Cook All (b) All Under Cook (c) Cook Under All (d) Under All Cook
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, needle, vase? (a) Nani Uncle Very (b) Uncle Nani Very (c) Very Nani Uncle (d) Nani Very Uncle
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Fly My Aunty (b) Fly My Aunty Jeeps (c) Aunty My Fly Jeeps (d) Fly Jeeps My Aunty
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 7260708171. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 726 078 171 (b) 726 070 8171 (c) 726 070 81711 (d) 726 007 8171
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) ELPA
21. 21.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 448954815603. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4489 5481 15603 (b) 4489 5481 5603 (c) 4489 5481 5063 (d) 4489 5815 603
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, lemon, candle, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LUCJ (b) LCJU (c) JCLU (d) ULCJ
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 489441055. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 489 441 055 (b) 484 410 55 (c) 484 941 055 (d) 489 441 0555
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 418752374. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 418 572 374 (b) 418 752 374 (c) 418 752 74 (d) 418 752 3374
29. 29.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 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) a rhyme (d) chunking
31. 31.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 625759269068. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6257 5296 9068 (b) 6255 9269 068 (c) 6257 5926 69068 (d) 6257 5926 9068
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Neat Seven Wise (b) Neat Every Seven Wise (c) Every Seven Wise Neat (d) Wise Seven Every Neat
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Silly Wise Nine (b) Nine Eight Silly Wise (c) Eight Nine Silly Wise (d) Wise Silly Eight Nine
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 1848066320. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 184 806 6320 (b) 184 806 632 (c) 184 806 63320 (d) 184 806 6302
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Runs Love Funny (b) Silly Love Funny Runs (c) Funny Love Silly Runs (d) Runs Silly Love Funny
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 262244707. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 262 244 707 (b) 262 244 7707 (c) 262 447 07 (d) 262 247 407
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wins Grab (b) Wins Grab Silly (c) Wins Silly Grab (d) Grab Wins Silly
40. 40.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym

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