Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 764 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) a mind map
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 4458131260. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 445 813 1260 (b) 454 813 1260 (c) 445 881 31260 (d) 445 831 260
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, orange, tiger, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RTOG (b) OTRG (c) GOTR (d) OGTR
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Crazy Pink Cats (b) Crazy Eight Pink Cats (c) Crazy Pink Cats Eight (d) Cats Pink Crazy Eight
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 879468318. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 879 463 818 (b) 879 468 38 (c) 879 466 8318 (d) 879 468 318
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, tiger, mirror? (a) Toys Mum Bakes (b) Toys Bakes Mum (c) Mum Toys Bakes (d) Bakes Toys Mum
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, onion, tomato, pillow, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPTOR (b) OTPCR (c) ORTPC (d) ROTPC
12. 12.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Eight Nine (b) Eight Nine Sing Wise (c) Eight Sing Wise Nine (d) Nine Eight Sing Wise
16. 16.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, tomato, banana, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBTR (b) TBGR (c) TRBG (d) RTBG
20. 20.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 891542416. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 891 542 416 (b) 815 424 16 (c) 889 154 2416 (d) 891 544 216
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
25. 25.🧰 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) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, tomato, frog, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TFOG (b) GTFO (c) TGFO (d) OFTG
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, nest, jeep, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NJWI (b) NIJW (c) INJW (d) WJNI
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
29. 29.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, rope, whistle, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNWK (b) RWKN (c) NRWK (d) KWRN
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 737878110. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 738 781 10 (b) 737 878 110 (c) 737 871 810 (d) 737 878 1100
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lions Silly Rani (b) Silly Lions Funny Rani (c) Rani Silly Lions Funny (d) Silly Rani Lions Funny
33. 33.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, van, banana, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBIC (b) IBVC (c) VCBI (d) CVBI
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 428939684. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 428 939 684 (b) 489 396 84 (c) 482 939 684 (d) 428 939 6884
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, kettle, tent, glass, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGTKF (b) KTGNF (c) FKTGN (d) KFTGN
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, ladder, wallet, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LWKA (b) ALWK (c) KWLA (d) LAWK
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, tiger, doll, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RDTK (b) TKDR (c) TDRK (d) KTDR
40. 40.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False

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