Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 811 · 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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 561923634123. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5619 9236 34123 (b) 5619 2363 4123 (c) 5619 2364 123 (d) 5619 2336 4123
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, shoe, wallet, guava, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SRWGD (b) RSWGD (c) DGWSR (d) SWGDR
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 970533942. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 705 339 42 (b) 970 533 942 (c) 790 533 942 (d) 970 533 3942
7. 7.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny My Aunty Jolly (b) Aunty My Funny Jolly (c) Jolly Funny My Aunty (d) Funny Jolly My Aunty
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) WGS
11. 11.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, anchor, inkpot, violin, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARIVD (b) AIVDR (c) RAIVD (d) DVIAR
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 9916492869. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 999 164 92869 (b) 991 649 2869 (c) 991 694 2869 (d) 991 492 869
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
17. 17.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
20. 20.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mum Aunty Jump (b) Aunty Mum Funny Jump (c) Funny Jump Mum Aunty (d) Jump Funny Mum Aunty
23. 23.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Eight Nani (b) Eight Silly Wet Nani (c) Eight Nani Silly Wet (d) Nani Eight Silly Wet
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 4422007271. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 442 200 2771 (b) 442 200 7271 (c) 442 200 77271 (d) 442 200 727
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 668781607. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 686 781 607 (b) 668 816 07 (c) 666 878 1607 (d) 668 781 607
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 819870296. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 819 872 096 (b) 819 870 296 (c) 819 802 96 (d) 819 987 0296
29. 29.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Every Play Aunty (b) Every Lazy Play Aunty (c) Aunty Play Lazy Every (d) Lazy Play Aunty Every
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
34. 34.🧰 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
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pigs Cook Eat (b) Cook Pigs Cats Eat (c) Cats Eat Pigs Cook (d) Eat Cats Pigs Cook
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cook Pink Cats (b) Cook Pink Cats Eat (c) Cats Pink Cook Eat (d) Cook Eat Pink Cats
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, whistle, fan? (a) Fly Wise Play (b) Wise Play Fly (c) Wise Fly Play (d) Play Wise Fly
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 190913756. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 190 913 756 (b) 190 913 3756 (c) 190 137 56 (d) 910 913 756
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, coconut, umpire, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KCUN (b) CUNK (c) CKUN (d) NUCK

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