Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 607 · 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.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cats Pigs Cook (b) Cats Pigs Cook Eight (c) Cats Eight Pigs Cook (d) Cook Pigs Cats Eight
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, jeep, candle, mirror, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AMCJO (b) JCMAO (c) OJCMA (d) JOCMA
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 742331419463. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7442 3314 19463 (b) 7423 3114 9463 (c) 7423 3149 463 (d) 7423 3141 9463
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 1403020236. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 140 302 02366 (b) 143 020 236 (c) 140 302 0236 (d) 104 302 0236
8. 8.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 4836969078. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 483 696 978 (b) 483 696 9078 (c) 483 699 69078 (d) 483 966 9078
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, duck, shoe? (a) Seven Dance Fly (b) Dance Fly Seven (c) Fly Dance Seven (d) Dance Seven Fly
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, urn, coconut, kite, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOCKA (b) AKCUO (c) UCKAO (d) OUCKA
14. 14.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, jeep, glass? (a) Jump Bunny Goats (b) Jump Goats Bunny (c) Bunny Jump Goats (d) Goats Jump Bunny
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, ice cream, cat, doll, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICDSO (b) SDCIO (c) IOCDS (d) OICDS
18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
19. 19.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, glass, inkpot, shoe, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBISD (b) DSIGB (c) GISDB (d) BGISD
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
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.🔢 You want to remember the number 3079618551. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 307 961 85551 (b) 370 961 8551 (c) 307 961 851 (d) 307 961 8551
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 103059540298. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1030 5594 0298 (b) 1030 5954 0298 (c) 1030 5595 40298 (d) 1305 9540 298
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 226800665. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 226 806 65 (b) 226 800 665 (c) 262 800 665 (d) 222 680 0665
27. 27.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 1154912524. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 115 419 2524 (b) 114 912 524 (c) 115 491 2524 (d) 111 549 12524
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Goats Silly (b) Wise Silly Goats (c) Silly Wise Goats (d) Goats Wise Silly
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pink Ants Eight (b) Ants Pink Lazy Eight (c) Eight Lazy Pink Ants (d) Lazy Eight Pink Ants
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
33. 33.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 4679474166. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 467 947 4166 (b) 469 474 166 (c) 467 947 74166 (d) 476 947 4166
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, kettle, spoon? (a) Sing Kites Wise (b) Kites Wise Sing (c) Wise Kites Sing (d) Kites Sing Wise
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 874602568. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 874 602 568 (b) 874 620 568 (c) 874 605 68 (d) 887 460 2568
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) GWS
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 5467102671. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 456 710 2671 (b) 546 102 671 (c) 546 710 26711 (d) 546 710 2671

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