Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 580 · 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 942305234356. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9423 0523 356 (b) 9942 3052 34356 (c) 9423 0523 3456 (d) 9423 0523 4356
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, sock, drum? (a) Dad Seven Owls (b) Owls Seven Dad (c) Seven Dad Owls (d) Seven Owls Dad
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
5. 5.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 810391681. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 810 916 81 (b) 813 091 681 (c) 810 391 681 (d) 810 039 1681
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 231672505. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 233 167 2505 (b) 216 725 05 (c) 213 672 505 (d) 231 672 505
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 213121062. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 213 121 062 (b) 213 211 062 (c) 213 120 62 (d) 213 121 0622
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 3089052787. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 309 805 2787 (b) 308 890 52787 (c) 308 905 787 (d) 308 905 2787
12. 12.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 2326216613. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 232 621 6613 (b) 232 621 16613 (c) 232 621 663 (d) 232 621 6631
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, urn, candle? (a) Uncle Green Cats (b) Green Uncle Cats (c) Uncle Cats Green (d) Cats Uncle Green
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, mirror, orange? (a) My Grab Only (b) My Only Grab (c) Grab My Only (d) Only My Grab
17. 17.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, goat, whistle, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GWAF (b) FGWA (c) AWGF (d) GFWA
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, cat, rope? (a) Crazy Big Red (b) Red Crazy Big (c) Big Crazy Red (d) Crazy Red Big
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, lamp, vase, needle, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LFVNC (b) CNVLF (c) FLVNC (d) LVNCF
24. 24.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, glass, sock, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WSGD (b) GDSW (c) GSWD (d) DGSW
28. 28.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 768769103085. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7686 7910 3085 (b) 7688 7691 03085 (c) 7676 9103 085 (d) 7687 6910 3085
30. 30.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
31. 31.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 8531369856. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 855 313 69856 (b) 853 136 9856 (c) 853 136 986 (d) 853 136 8956
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, doll, mango? (a) Only Dad Mum (b) Dad Only Mum (c) Dad Mum Only (d) Mum Dad Only
37. 37.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 189612499. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 189 611 2499 (b) 189 162 499 (c) 189 624 99 (d) 189 612 499
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Funny Mice Aunty (b) Funny Jeeps Mice Aunty (c) Aunty Mice Funny Jeeps (d) Funny Mice Aunty Jeeps

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