Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 599 · 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.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) APLE
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
4. 4.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, anchor, cat, sock, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UACSB (b) BSCAU (c) AUCSB (d) ACSBU
6. 6.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 171763580200. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1717 6335 80200 (b) 1717 3658 0200 (c) 1717 6358 0200 (d) 1176 3580 200
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 5405162307. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 540 516 3207 (b) 540 512 307 (c) 540 516 2307 (d) 540 516 22307
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, pillow, glass? (a) Pink Green Seven (b) Green Pink Seven (c) Seven Pink Green (d) Pink Seven Green
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
13. 13.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, parrot, umpire, apple, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PUAIJ (b) PJUAI (c) JPUAI (d) IAUPJ
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pigs Cook Eat (b) Cook Pigs Crazy Eat (c) Cook Eat Pigs Crazy (d) Eat Cook Pigs Crazy
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, pencil, tent, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PKTN (b) PTNK (c) NTPK (d) KPTN
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, orange, apple? (a) Ants Owls Jump (b) Owls Jump Ants (c) Jump Owls Ants (d) Owls Ants Jump
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 395911735. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 395 917 135 (b) 395 911 735 (c) 359 117 35 (d) 339 591 1735
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, parrot, ice cream, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PIGN (b) NPIG (c) PNIG (d) GIPN
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, bucket, apple, kite, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKABU (b) BAKWU (c) UBAKW (d) BUAKW
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 3871633592. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 387 163 3592 (b) 378 163 3592 (c) 387 166 33592 (d) 387 163 592
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, banana, wallet? (a) Bakes Love Wet (b) Bakes Wet Love (c) Wet Bakes Love (d) Love Bakes Wet
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Seven Wise Nani (b) Wise Seven Every Nani (c) Nani Every Seven Wise (d) Every Nani Seven Wise
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 8546397403. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 854 663 97403 (b) 854 639 703 (c) 854 639 4703 (d) 854 639 7403
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 954263214361. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9542 6321 14361 (b) 9542 6324 1361 (c) 9542 6321 4361 (d) 9542 6214 361
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, onion, kite, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFKB (b) FOKB (c) OKBF (d) BKOF
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eat Pink Cook (b) Eat Crazy Pink Cook (c) Cook Pink Crazy Eat (d) Crazy Pink Cook Eat
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
36. 36.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, monkey, ice cream? (a) Inside Mice Jeeps (b) Jeeps Mice Inside (c) Mice Jeeps Inside (d) Mice Inside Jeeps
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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