Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 655 · 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: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
2. 2.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 2416611615. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 241 661 1165 (b) 241 661 1615 (c) 241 661 615 (d) 241 661 11615
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
8. 8.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eat Pigs Crazy (b) Eat Crazy Pigs Crazy (c) Eat Crazy Crazy Pigs (d) Crazy Pigs Crazy Eat
10. 10.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 6066160355. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 606 616 0355 (b) 066 616 0355 (c) 606 160 355 (d) 606 616 03355
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nine Sing Wise (b) Eat Sing Wise Nine (c) Wise Sing Eat Nine (d) Nine Eat Sing Wise
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, ladder, ball, jalebi, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FLBJN (b) LFBJN (c) LBJNF (d) NJBLF
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Sing Lions Fly (b) Fly Lions Sing Runs (c) Sing Runs Lions Fly (d) Sing Lions Fly Runs
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 511475224. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 511 475 24 (b) 511 472 524 (c) 511 147 5224 (d) 511 475 224
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 4225717044. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 442 257 17044 (b) 422 571 0744 (c) 422 717 044 (d) 422 571 7044
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, ice cream, nest? (a) Inside Nani Lions (b) Inside Lions Nani (c) Lions Inside Nani (d) Nani Inside Lions
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 272206379355. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2722 0637 9355 (b) 7220 6379 355 (c) 2722 0637 99355 (d) 7222 0637 9355
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, apple, whistle? (a) All Inside Wins (b) Inside All Wins (c) Wins All Inside (d) All Wins Inside
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 491076485. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 491 076 4485 (b) 491 076 485 (c) 491 076 85 (d) 490 176 485
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 248860081. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 248 860 081 (b) 288 600 81 (c) 224 886 0081 (d) 248 806 081
27. 27.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) chunking
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, tomato, jug? (a) Tiny My Jeeps (b) My Tiny Jeeps (c) Tiny Jeeps My (d) Jeeps Tiny My
29. 29.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Love Silly Red (b) Red Silly Love Funny (c) Silly Red Love Funny (d) Silly Love Funny Red
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, bucket, kite, van, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBKVG (b) GVKBC (c) BCKVG (d) BKVGC
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 1981184916. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 198 118 4916 (b) 918 118 4916 (c) 198 184 916 (d) 198 118 84916
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 3017327480. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 307 132 7480 (b) 301 737 480 (c) 301 732 74480 (d) 301 732 7480
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 851904945. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 851 904 945 (b) 851 904 9445 (c) 851 094 945 (d) 819 049 45
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pigs All Every (b) Every Lazy Pigs All (c) Lazy Every Pigs All (d) All Pigs Lazy Every
36. 36.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) chunking
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 181190734734. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1811 9073 47344 (b) 1811 9073 4734 (c) 1811 9034 734 (d) 1811 9037 4734
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nine Eight Sing Wins (b) Eight Nine Sing Wins (c) Wins Sing Eight Nine (d) Eight Sing Wins Nine
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme

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