Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 812 · 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: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 678387600034. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6783 8760 0034 (b) 6783 8760 0043 (c) 6778 3876 00034 (d) 7838 7600 034
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 902990434276. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 0929 9043 4276 (b) 9022 9904 34276 (c) 0299 0434 276 (d) 9029 9043 4276
4. 4.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
5. 5.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Love Seven Runs (b) Seven Runs Love Funny (c) Runs Seven Love Funny (d) Seven Love Funny Runs
9. 9.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 7226206962. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 722 662 06962 (b) 722 620 6692 (c) 722 620 696 (d) 722 620 6962
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 283460626447. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2834 6066 2447 (b) 2846 0626 447 (c) 2834 6062 6447 (d) 2834 6062 64477
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, umbrella, cat? (a) Love Up Crazy (b) Up Love Crazy (c) Crazy Up Love (d) Up Crazy Love
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
19. 19.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nani Silly Wet (b) Wet Silly Every Nani (c) Nani Every Silly Wet (d) Every Silly Wet Nani
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mice Frogs Jolly (b) Frogs Mice Aunty Jolly (c) Jolly Frogs Mice Aunty (d) Frogs Jolly Mice Aunty
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 829991011. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 829 990 11 (b) 829 991 011 (c) 289 991 011 (d) 829 999 1011
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All My Funny Jolly (b) Funny Jolly My All (c) Funny My All Jolly (d) Jolly Funny My All
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, orange, ladder, frog, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OCLFV (b) VFLOC (c) OLFVC (d) COLFV
27. 27.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 2533094381. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 253 039 4381 (b) 253 094 381 (c) 253 309 4381 (d) 253 309 43811
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, rope, tomato, guava, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGTRK (b) RTGIK (c) KRTGI (d) RKTGI
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 896009161001. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8960 0916 1010 (b) 8960 0916 10011 (c) 8900 9161 001 (d) 8960 0916 1001
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, ladder, radio, van, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LRVDI (b) ILRVD (c) LIRVD (d) DVRLI
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 849501442. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 845 014 42 (b) 849 501 424 (c) 849 950 1442 (d) 849 501 442
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty My Frogs Jeeps (b) Jeeps Frogs My Aunty (c) Frogs Jeeps My Aunty (d) Frogs My Aunty Jeeps
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, key, shoe, vase, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KNSVC (b) CVSKN (c) NKSVC (d) KSVCN
36. 36.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Crazy Pink Cook (b) Cook Pink Crazy Eat (c) Crazy Eat Pink Cook (d) Crazy Pink Cook Eat
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Seven Wet Neat (b) Neat Every Seven Wet (c) Wet Seven Every Neat (d) Every Neat Seven Wet
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 701166774708. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7011 6677 4708 (b) 7011 6677 478 (c) 7011 6677 47008 (d) 7101 6677 4708

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