Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 644 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 687499572. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 687 499 5772 (b) 687 499 572 (c) 687 949 572 (d) 684 995 72
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, watch, fan, violin, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WBFVK (b) BWFVK (c) WFVKB (d) KVFWB
4. 4.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 325537514. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 322 553 7514 (b) 325 357 514 (c) 325 537 14 (d) 325 537 514
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 241712952. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 241 719 252 (b) 241 712 9952 (c) 241 712 95 (d) 241 712 952
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jump Frogs My Ants (b) Frogs My Ants Jump (c) Ants My Frogs Jump (d) Frogs Jump My Ants
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 402955339. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 402 955 5339 (b) 402 955 33 (c) 402 955 339 (d) 420 955 339
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
11. 11.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
13. 13.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 3490496266. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 334 904 96266 (b) 349 049 666 (c) 394 049 6266 (d) 349 049 6266
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, bucket, owl, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BMOA (b) MBOA (c) BOAM (d) AOBM
16. 16.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, jug, apple? (a) Jump Inside Aunty (b) Aunty Jump Inside (c) Jump Aunty Inside (d) Inside Jump Aunty
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, urn, violin, flute, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GFVUM (b) UMVFG (c) MUVFG (d) UVFGM
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, lamp, goat? (a) Grab Lazy Only (b) Lazy Grab Only (c) Lazy Only Grab (d) Only Lazy Grab
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Cats Every (b) Cook Every Play Cats (c) Cats Play Cook Every (d) Every Cook Play Cats
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
23. 23.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, duck, ladder, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MLDR (b) DLMR (c) DRLM (d) RDLM
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Every Play Cats (b) Cats Play Cats Every (c) Every Cats Play Cats (d) Every Cats Cats Play
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
27. 27.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 538341904101. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5388 3419 04101 (b) 5383 4190 401 (c) 5383 4190 4101 (d) 5383 4109 4101
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
32. 32.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Seven Every Nani (b) Nani Every Seven Wins (c) Every Seven Wins Nani (d) Every Nani Seven Wins
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, umbrella, rope? (a) Under Tea Red (b) Red Under Tea (c) Under Red Tea (d) Tea Under Red
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 4006157410. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 400 615 7401 (b) 400 061 57410 (c) 406 157 410 (d) 400 615 7410
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, banana, glass? (a) Goats Big Under (b) Under Big Goats (c) Big Under Goats (d) Big Goats Under
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, tomato, doll? (a) Up Toys Dogs (b) Dogs Toys Up (c) Toys Dogs Up (d) Toys Up Dogs
40. 40.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) an acronym

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