Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 638 · 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 3634758161. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 363 475 8161 (b) 363 475 8611 (c) 336 347 58161 (d) 363 475 816
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wise Nine (b) Wise Sing Every Nine (c) Every Nine Sing Wise (d) Nine Every Sing Wise
3. 3.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
5. 5.🔤 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
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
7. 7.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mum Funny Jump (b) Jump Funny Mum Ants (c) Funny Jump Mum Ants (d) Funny Mum Ants Jump
9. 9.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
12. 12.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 133633920540. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1336 3932 0540 (b) 1336 3392 040 (c) 1336 3392 0540 (d) 1336 3399 20540
14. 14.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) an acronym
15. 15.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 2129895118. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 221 298 95118 (b) 219 895 118 (c) 212 989 5118 (d) 212 989 5181
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 733418832688. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7334 1883 6288 (b) 7331 8832 688 (c) 7334 1883 2688 (d) 7334 1883 32688
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, guava, urn, inkpot, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUITS (b) TIUGS (c) SGUIT (d) GSUIT
19. 19.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, banana, jug, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AJBO (b) BOJA (c) BJAO (d) OBJA
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 521490149. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 521 499 0149 (b) 514 901 49 (c) 521 491 049 (d) 521 490 149
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 1902129458. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 192 129 458 (b) 190 221 29458 (c) 190 212 9485 (d) 190 212 9458
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Seven Green (b) Wet Green Seven (c) Seven Wet Green (d) Green Wet Seven
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, apple, rope? (a) Runs Ants Mum (b) Ants Mum Runs (c) Mum Ants Runs (d) Ants Runs Mum
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Goats Sing (b) Wins Sing Goats (c) Goats Wins Sing (d) Sing Wins Goats
29. 29.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 3040263768. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 304 026 3768 (b) 304 026 7368 (c) 304 063 768 (d) 304 002 63768
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Sing Every Neat (b) Every Neat Sing Wet (c) Neat Every Sing Wet (d) Every Sing Wet Neat
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, candle, bucket? (a) Bunny Cats Jolly (b) Cats Bunny Jolly (c) Jolly Cats Bunny (d) Cats Jolly Bunny
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 477329699. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 747 329 699 (b) 477 329 699 (c) 447 732 9699 (d) 477 326 99
34. 34.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
35. 35.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
37. 37.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
38. 38.🧰 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
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 905592754335. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9055 9257 4335 (b) 9055 9275 4335 (c) 9559 2754 335 (d) 9055 5927 54335
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, watch, urn, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUWR (b) RWUG (c) WUGR (d) WRUG

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