Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 608 · 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 250282703392. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2528 2703 392 (b) 2502 8270 3329 (c) 2502 8227 03392 (d) 2502 8270 3392
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Play Lions Every (b) Every Lions Play All (c) Lions Every Play All (d) Lions Play All Every
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, net, bucket, tomato, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NPBTL (b) NBTLP (c) PNBTL (d) LTBNP
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 588393415. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 588 394 315 (b) 588 393 415 (c) 583 934 15 (d) 588 393 4155
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 280598024. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 805 980 24 (b) 280 598 8024 (c) 280 598 024 (d) 280 589 024
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, jug, flute? (a) Jump Vans Frogs (b) Jump Frogs Vans (c) Frogs Jump Vans (d) Vans Jump Frogs
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 317808768. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 178 087 68 (b) 317 808 768 (c) 317 808 678 (d) 317 880 8768
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 218721071360. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2187 2107 1360 (b) 2187 2170 1360 (c) 2118 7210 71360 (d) 2187 2171 360
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 2160284199. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 216 082 4199 (b) 216 028 419 (c) 216 028 4199 (d) 211 602 84199
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
14. 14.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) date chunks
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, glass, anchor, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TAGW (b) GWAT (c) GATW (d) WGAT
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, key, owl? (a) Old Kids Wet (b) Kids Old Wet (c) Wet Kids Old (d) Kids Wet Old
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, van, ladder, coconut, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNLCA (b) ACLVN (c) VLCAN (d) NVLCA
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Eight Silly Wins (b) Eight Neat Silly Wins (c) Wins Silly Eight Neat (d) Eight Silly Wins Neat
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, wallet, sock, glass, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KGSWL (b) WSGKL (c) LWSGK (d) WLSGK
24. 24.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
25. 25.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, lamp, rope, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LBRD (b) BLRD (c) LRDB (d) DRLB
27. 27.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, pillow, cat? (a) Pink Cats Goats (b) Cats Pink Goats (c) Goats Pink Cats (d) Pink Goats Cats
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny My Aunty (b) Funny Jolly My Aunty (c) Aunty My Funny Jolly (d) Funny My Aunty Jolly
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, jeep, lemon? (a) Jump Mum Lions (b) Jump Lions Mum (c) Mum Jump Lions (d) Lions Jump Mum
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 440818932604. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4480 1893 2604 (b) 4408 8932 604 (c) 4408 1893 22604 (d) 4408 1893 2604
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Eat Pink Ants (b) Love Pink Ants Eat (c) Eat Love Pink Ants (d) Ants Pink Love Eat
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 894115643. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 891 156 43 (b) 894 115 643 (c) 894 115 463 (d) 894 115 6643
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, inkpot, umpire, needle, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ISUNP (b) PNUIS (c) IUNPS (d) SIUNP
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym

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