Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 737 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, glass, mirror, fan, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WGMFV (b) GWMFV (c) GMFVW (d) VFMGW
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 6734064526. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 637 406 4526 (b) 734 064 526 (c) 673 340 64526 (d) 673 406 4526
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Sing Wise Nine (b) Nine Eight Sing Wise (c) Wise Sing Eight Nine (d) Eight Nine Sing Wise
6. 6.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wins Silly (b) Wins Grab Silly (c) Silly Wins Grab (d) Wins Silly Grab
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a long story
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 719868448. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 719 868 448 (b) 771 986 8448 (c) 719 868 484 (d) 719 884 48
10. 10.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
11. 11.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, vase, fan, orange, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFOGB (b) VBFOG (c) GOFVB (d) BVFOG
14. 14.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 357425238577. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3574 2523 577 (b) 3574 2523 8577 (c) 3574 2523 5877 (d) 3557 4252 38577
16. 16.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, mango, tent, jug, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJTMR (b) MRTJC (c) RMTJC (d) MTJCR
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Mice All Jolly (b) Jolly Fly Mice All (c) All Mice Fly Jolly (d) Fly Jolly Mice All
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 5267487828. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 527 487 828 (b) 526 748 78288 (c) 526 748 7828 (d) 527 648 7828
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, onion, bucket, umpire, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OABUJ (b) AOBUJ (c) OBUJA (d) JUBOA
26. 26.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
29. 29.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 2305180552. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 230 051 80552 (b) 230 518 0552 (c) 203 518 0552 (d) 205 180 552
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 8534256781. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 853 425 6871 (b) 853 342 56781 (c) 853 456 781 (d) 853 425 6781
34. 34.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ESWN
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 520375228554. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5237 5228 554 (b) 5203 7522 8554 (c) 5203 7522 85554 (d) 5203 7522 8545
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, jug, umbrella, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GJUW (b) WUJG (c) JUWG (d) JGUW
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Love Play All (b) All Play Love Every (c) Love Every Play All (d) Love Play All Every
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Every Sing Wise (b) Wise Sing Every Nani (c) Every Nani Sing Wise (d) Every Sing Wise Nani
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, parrot, tent? (a) Tiny Pigs Fly (b) Fly Pigs Tiny (c) Pigs Tiny Fly (d) Pigs Fly Tiny

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