Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 660 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, bucket, drum, goat, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BADGN (b) BDGNA (c) ABDGN (d) NGDBA
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, kettle, fan, wallet, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKFWP (b) KTFWP (c) PWFKT (d) KFWPT
6. 6.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, candle, guava, monkey, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMGCB (b) BCGML (c) CBGML (d) CGMLB
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 382747103610. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3827 7103 610 (b) 3882 7471 03610 (c) 3827 4710 3610 (d) 3824 7710 3610
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.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Seven Eat Nani (b) Eat Nani Seven Wet (c) Nani Eat Seven Wet (d) Eat Seven Wet Nani
16. 16.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) chunking
19. 19.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Green Silly (b) Wins Silly Green (c) Green Wins Silly (d) Silly Wins Green
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, banana, violin, umpire, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WUVBI (b) IBVUW (c) BVUWI (d) BIVUW
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 234569373. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 234 569 37 (b) 234 556 9373 (c) 234 659 373 (d) 234 569 373
24. 24.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 112875646. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 121 875 646 (b) 128 756 46 (c) 112 875 5646 (d) 112 875 646
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 8815349578. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 881 543 9578 (b) 881 534 9578 (c) 881 549 578 (d) 888 153 49578
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 460968050. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 460 960 50 (b) 460 996 8050 (c) 460 960 850 (d) 460 968 050
35. 35.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
36. 36.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, sock, doll? (a) Dance Silly Ink (b) Silly Dance Ink (c) Ink Silly Dance (d) Silly Ink Dance
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 3673679453. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 367 367 9453 (b) 376 367 9453 (c) 367 367 94453 (d) 673 679 453
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, watch, tiger, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IWTA (b) WITA (c) WTAI (d) ATWI

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