Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 615 · 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 330468170. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 330 486 170 (b) 330 468 170 (c) 330 468 8170 (d) 330 681 70
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, van, key, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VKWR (b) VRKW (c) RVKW (d) WKVR
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 190085303. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 190 083 503 (b) 190 085 303 (c) 190 085 5303 (d) 190 085 03
4. 4.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, net, igloo? (a) Nine Bunny Ice (b) Nine Ice Bunny (c) Ice Nine Bunny (d) Bunny Nine Ice
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, pillow, drum, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDUR (b) RPDU (c) UDPR (d) PRDU
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 5890295272. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 589 029 5272 (b) 589 029 52722 (c) 859 029 5272 (d) 589 029 527
9. 9.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, umbrella, glass, drum, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UGDFC (b) CUGDF (c) UCGDF (d) FDGUC
11. 11.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
14. 14.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, parrot, watch, needle, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PWNKB (b) KNWPB (c) BPWNK (d) PBWNK
18. 18.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
19. 19.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, mirror, apple? (a) Only My Aunty (b) My Aunty Only (c) Aunty My Only (d) My Only Aunty
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
23. 23.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, igloo, jeep? (a) Ink Jump Kites (b) Jump Ink Kites (c) Kites Ink Jump (d) Ink Kites Jump
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 888822011. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 888 220 11 (b) 888 822 0111 (c) 888 822 011 (d) 888 820 211
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, urn, tiger? (a) Mum Uncle Toys (b) Uncle Mum Toys (c) Toys Uncle Mum (d) Uncle Toys Mum
30. 30.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
31. 31.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
33. 33.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, tomato, owl, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTOW (b) WOTJ (c) TOWJ (d) TJOW
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
36. 36.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, cat, needle? (a) Neat Crazy Up (b) Crazy Up Neat (c) Up Crazy Neat (d) Crazy Neat Up
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 705355073. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 705 355 073 (b) 770 535 5073 (c) 703 550 73 (d) 075 355 073
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 9972664067. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 997 266 4076 (b) 972 664 067 (c) 997 726 64067 (d) 997 266 4067
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pink Love Every (b) Every Love Pink Aunty (c) Love Every Pink Aunty (d) Love Pink Aunty Every

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