Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 684 · 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 445660754. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 445 660 754 (b) 445 666 0754 (c) 446 607 54 (d) 454 660 754
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 668119962. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 668 119 926 (b) 681 199 62 (c) 668 119 962 (d) 668 111 9962
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 207572114011. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2057 2114 011 (b) 2075 7211 40011 (c) 2075 7211 0411 (d) 2075 7211 4011
5. 5.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Sing Eat Neat (b) Eat Neat Sing Wet (c) Eat Sing Wet Neat (d) Neat Eat Sing Wet
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 395399786. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 395 399 7786 (b) 395 399 786 (c) 395 997 86 (d) 359 399 786
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 8530834772. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 853 803 4772 (b) 853 083 4772 (c) 850 834 772 (d) 853 008 34772
11. 11.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 537235966674. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5372 3559 66674 (b) 5372 5966 674 (c) 5372 3596 6674 (d) 3572 3596 6674
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 590138772. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 901 387 72 (b) 590 138 8772 (c) 590 138 772 (d) 590 138 727
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
15. 15.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 1264134620. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 126 434 620 (b) 126 413 4620 (c) 126 411 34620 (d) 126 413 6420
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jump Mum Ants (b) Ants Mum Frogs Jump (c) Frogs Mum Ants Jump (d) Jump Frogs Mum Ants
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
19. 19.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, doll, spoon? (a) Dogs Aunty Sing (b) Sing Dogs Aunty (c) Aunty Dogs Sing (d) Dogs Sing Aunty
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, watch, key? (a) Mum Wise Kites (b) Wise Mum Kites (c) Kites Wise Mum (d) Wise Kites Mum
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 6286320933. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 628 632 0933 (b) 628 623 0933 (c) 628 632 093 (d) 662 863 20933
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, flute, pillow? (a) Frogs Silly Play (b) Frogs Play Silly (c) Play Frogs Silly (d) Silly Frogs Play
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wise Seven (b) Seven Wise Green (c) Wise Seven Green (d) Wise Green Seven
26. 26.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Crazy Pink Cook (b) Cook Pink Crazy Every (c) Crazy Pink Cook Every (d) Crazy Every Pink Cook
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, fan, drum, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDTO (b) TDFO (c) OFDT (d) FODT
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 848224891. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 848 822 4891 (b) 848 224 819 (c) 848 224 891 (d) 842 248 91
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jump Mum Aunty (b) Jump Fly Mum Aunty (c) Aunty Mum Fly Jump (d) Fly Mum Aunty Jump
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wise Nani (b) Every Nani Silly Wise (c) Wise Silly Every Nani (d) Nani Every Silly Wise
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pigs Lazy Eight (b) Eight Lazy Pigs All (c) Lazy Pigs All Eight (d) Lazy Eight Pigs All
35. 35.🧰 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
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Pink All Eat (b) Eat Lions Pink All (c) All Pink Lions Eat (d) Lions Eat Pink All
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, apple, ladder? (a) Ants Lions Under (b) Ants Under Lions (c) Under Ants Lions (d) Lions Ants Under
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, cat, lemon, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FLCR (b) RCLF (c) CRLF (d) CLFR
39. 39.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, lamp, kettle? (a) Silly Lazy Kids (b) Kids Lazy Silly (c) Lazy Silly Kids (d) Lazy Kids Silly

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