Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 648 · 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: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
3. 3.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, duck, nest, bucket, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OBNDL (b) DLNBO (c) DNBOL (d) LDNBO
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
9. 9.🧰 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
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, parrot, net, violin, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PNVUD (b) DPNVU (c) PDNVU (d) UVNPD
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
13. 13.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jump My All (b) Fly My All Jump (c) Jump Fly My All (d) All My Fly Jump
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 626850362438. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6268 5036 2438 (b) 6268 5036 22438 (c) 2685 0362 438 (d) 6628 5036 2438
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 3081949475. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 308 194 9475 (b) 081 949 475 (c) 308 199 49475 (d) 380 194 9475
17. 17.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, nest, key, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNKT (b) TKNV (c) NKTV (d) NVKT
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 7163097406. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 716 309 97406 (b) 716 309 706 (c) 176 309 7406 (d) 716 309 7406
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 8289750320. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 828 975 0320 (b) 828 975 03200 (c) 829 750 320 (d) 288 975 0320
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 874916412. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 877 491 6412 (b) 874 916 421 (c) 874 916 412 (d) 874 964 12
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 706562415292. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7065 6241 15292 (b) 7066 5241 5292 (c) 7065 6241 5292 (d) 7056 2415 292
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, igloo, lamp, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMLN (b) NLIM (c) ILNM (d) MILN
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pigs Lions Eight (b) Lions Pigs Aunty Eight (c) Lions Eight Pigs Aunty (d) Eight Lions Pigs Aunty
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Seven Grab (b) Grab Wet Seven (c) Wet Grab Seven (d) Seven Wet Grab
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 911179248. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 911 117 9248 (b) 911 179 248 (c) 911 719 248 (d) 911 792 48
35. 35.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 6241366412. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 624 366 412 (b) 624 136 6412 (c) 624 413 66412 (d) 264 136 6412
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lions Frogs Rani (b) Seven Rani Lions Frogs (c) Rani Seven Lions Frogs (d) Frogs Lions Seven Rani

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