Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 801 · 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.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 908322008. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 908 322 0008 (b) 908 322 08 (c) 908 232 008 (d) 908 322 008
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, spoon, tent, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) STLO (b) LTSO (c) OSTL (d) SOTL
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, watch, coconut, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDCM (b) MCWD (c) WCMD (d) DWCM
6. 6.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 165915016604. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1659 1501 604 (b) 1659 1501 66604 (c) 1659 1510 6604 (d) 1659 1501 6604
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, radio, candle? (a) Rani Old Cats (b) Cats Rani Old (c) Old Rani Cats (d) Rani Cats Old
14. 14.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
15. 15.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 311842321. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 311 842 321 (b) 311 842 3321 (c) 311 843 221 (d) 118 423 21
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 449718399. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 449 718 399 (b) 444 971 8399 (c) 449 713 99 (d) 449 718 939
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Silly Eight Nine (b) Eight Nine Silly Wins (c) Eight Silly Wins Nine (d) Nine Eight Silly Wins
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, ball, umpire? (a) Up Bunny Lions (b) Lions Bunny Up (c) Bunny Lions Up (d) Bunny Up Lions
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nani Seven Wise (b) Eat Seven Wise Nani (c) Wise Seven Eat Nani (d) Nani Eat Seven Wise
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 8962545901. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 896 254 9501 (b) 896 545 901 (c) 896 254 59901 (d) 896 254 5901
25. 25.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
26. 26.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 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
28. 28.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, bucket, guava, orange, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BAGOF (b) BGOFA (c) ABGOF (d) FOGBA
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 171935109435. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1719 3510 435 (b) 1719 3510 99435 (c) 1719 5310 9435 (d) 1719 3510 9435
34. 34.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, frog, nest, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GNFK (b) FNGK (c) KFNG (d) FKNG
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, watch, anchor? (a) Wins Ants Sing (b) Ants Wins Sing (c) Sing Wins Ants (d) Wins Sing Ants
37. 37.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, orange, coconut? (a) Crazy Owls Kind (b) Kind Owls Crazy (c) Owls Kind Crazy (d) Owls Crazy Kind

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