Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 782 · 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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 664172013. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 664 172 013 (b) 664 127 013 (c) 641 720 13 (d) 664 172 0113
5. 5.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 923620057. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 923 620 057 (b) 932 620 057 (c) 236 200 57 (d) 923 620 0577
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 4276533192. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 442 765 33192 (b) 427 563 3192 (c) 427 653 3192 (d) 426 533 192
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, nest, glass, tiger, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGTUI (b) INGTU (c) UTGNI (d) NIGTU
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 412499580. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 421 499 580 (b) 412 499 50 (c) 412 499 580 (d) 412 499 5880
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 533710476. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 533 711 0476 (b) 533 170 476 (c) 533 710 46 (d) 533 710 476
13. 13.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, monkey, nest, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVNA (b) MNAV (c) VMNA (d) ANMV
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, owl, fan, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UFOT (b) OFUT (c) TOFU (d) OTFU
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, kettle, mango, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TMKJ (b) JKMT (c) KMTJ (d) KJMT
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Eat Sing Wet (b) Wet Sing Eat Neat (c) Eat Neat Sing Wet (d) Eat Sing Wet Neat
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Crazy Crazy Pink (b) Crazy Pink Crazy Eat (c) Eat Crazy Pink Crazy (d) Crazy Eat Pink Crazy
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, goat, rose? (a) Runs Goats Tiny (b) Tiny Goats Runs (c) Goats Tiny Runs (d) Goats Runs Tiny
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, coconut, watch? (a) Nani Cats Wet (b) Cats Wet Nani (c) Wet Cats Nani (d) Cats Nani Wet
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, umbrella, coconut? (a) Kids Up Cook (b) Up Cook Kids (c) Cook Up Kids (d) Up Kids Cook
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, guava, banana? (a) Rani Grab Bakes (b) Grab Bakes Rani (c) Grab Rani Bakes (d) Bakes Grab Rani
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wet Green (b) Wet Sing Green (c) Wet Green Sing (d) Green Wet Sing
32. 32.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 7853472251. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 753 472 251 (b) 785 342 7251 (c) 785 347 72251 (d) 785 347 2251
34. 34.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny My All (b) Funny Jolly My All (c) Funny My All Jolly (d) All My Funny Jolly
36. 36.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 838268153. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 838 286 153 (b) 382 681 53 (c) 838 268 8153 (d) 838 268 153
38. 38.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pink Love Eight (b) Love Eight Pink Aunty (c) Eight Love Pink Aunty (d) Love Pink Aunty Eight

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