Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 560 · 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 3727946488. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 372 794 46488 (b) 372 794 6488 (c) 327 946 488 (d) 372 796 4488
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
4. 4.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 5361334795. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 536 133 47995 (b) 536 133 4795 (c) 531 633 4795 (d) 361 334 795
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Every Sing Wise (b) Every Neat Sing Wise (c) Every Sing Wise Neat (d) Wise Sing Every Neat
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, spoon, cat? (a) Sing Aunty Crazy (b) Crazy Sing Aunty (c) Sing Crazy Aunty (d) Aunty Sing Crazy
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cook Cook Pigs (b) Eight Cook Pigs Cook (c) Cook Pigs Cook Eight (d) Cook Eight Pigs Cook
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, duck, tent, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTNA (b) DATN (c) NTDA (d) ADTN
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jump Frogs Mice All (b) Frogs Jump Mice All (c) Frogs Mice All Jump (d) All Mice Frogs Jump
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 1597077827. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 159 707 77827 (b) 195 707 7827 (c) 159 707 7827 (d) 159 707 787
15. 15.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, van, jeep, doll, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDJVU (b) VUJDF (c) VJDFU (d) UVJDF
17. 17.🧰 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
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 5374718285. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 537 418 285 (b) 534 771 8285 (c) 537 471 8285 (d) 537 471 82885
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 257218903469. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2572 1893 469 (b) 2572 1890 3469 (c) 2572 2189 03469 (d) 2572 8190 3469
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 292583974944. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2928 3974 944 (b) 2925 8397 49944 (c) 2928 5397 4944 (d) 2925 8397 4944
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wet Neat (b) Every Neat Sing Wet (c) Wet Sing Every Neat (d) Neat Every Sing Wet
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, apple, umpire, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AWUD (b) DUAW (c) AUDW (d) WAUD
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 131600524. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 131 600 524 (b) 131 600 24 (c) 131 600 5524 (d) 131 600 254
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, coconut, guava, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGMV (b) CVGM (c) VCGM (d) MGCV
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nine Silly Wins (b) Wins Silly Every Nine (c) Nine Every Silly Wins (d) Every Silly Wins Nine
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Eat Neat (b) Eat Neat Seven Wise (c) Eat Seven Wise Neat (d) Neat Eat Seven Wise
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 7329986240. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 732 299 86240 (b) 372 998 6240 (c) 732 998 6240 (d) 739 986 240
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 104146280363. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1041 4628 0363 (b) 1041 4628 036 (c) 1041 4628 80363 (d) 0141 4628 0363
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
34. 34.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, urn, apple? (a) Uncle Frogs Aunty (b) Aunty Uncle Frogs (c) Uncle Aunty Frogs (d) Frogs Uncle Aunty
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 433666806. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 433 366 6806 (b) 336 668 06 (c) 433 666 806 (d) 436 366 806
40. 40.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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