Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 564 · 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 727241200. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 727 241 2200 (b) 727 241 200 (c) 272 412 00 (d) 727 421 200
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, nest, anchor? (a) Dogs Nani Ants (b) Nani Dogs Ants (c) Ants Nani Dogs (d) Nani Ants Dogs
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 3008626134. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 300 862 1634 (b) 300 866 26134 (c) 300 862 634 (d) 300 862 6134
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
6. 6.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, mirror, jalebi, watch, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMJWN (b) NWJMI (c) MJWNI (d) MIJWN
10. 10.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.🧰 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) chunking (d) an acronym
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 6430305248. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 630 305 248 (b) 643 030 5428 (c) 643 030 05248 (d) 643 030 5248
13. 13.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 764635633. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 764 635 5633 (b) 764 653 633 (c) 764 356 33 (d) 764 635 633
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, urn, whistle, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWTJ (b) UJWT (c) TWUJ (d) JUWT
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, flute, mirror, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FJMC (b) FMCJ (c) CMFJ (d) JFMC
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, candle, orange? (a) Crazy Old Inside (b) Crazy Inside Old (c) Inside Crazy Old (d) Old Crazy Inside
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 240084833361. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2400 8848 33361 (b) 2400 8433 361 (c) 2400 8483 3361 (d) 2400 8843 3361
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
20. 20.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 556534298. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 556 543 298 (b) 556 542 98 (c) 556 534 298 (d) 556 534 4298
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
25. 25.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, candle, ice cream? (a) Cats Vans Ice (b) Vans Cats Ice (c) Cats Ice Vans (d) Ice Cats Vans
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 161260502. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 161 260 52 (b) 161 260 502 (c) 161 260 5022 (d) 161 206 502
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly Mice Ants (b) Funny Mice Ants Jolly (c) Jolly Funny Mice Ants (d) Ants Mice Funny Jolly
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Pink Ants Eight (b) Eight Lions Pink Ants (c) Lions Eight Pink Ants (d) Ants Pink Lions Eight
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, ladder, owl? (a) Kites Lazy Old (b) Lazy Old Kites (c) Old Lazy Kites (d) Lazy Kites Old
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, inkpot, ladder, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GILT (b) ILTG (c) TLIG (d) IGLT
34. 34.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, apple, cat? (a) Ants Crazy Silly (b) Crazy Ants Silly (c) Silly Ants Crazy (d) Ants Silly Crazy
36. 36.🔤 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
37. 37.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, pencil, lamp? (a) Pink Lazy Fly (b) Fly Pink Lazy (c) Pink Fly Lazy (d) Lazy Pink Fly
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA

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