Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 833 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 5409773908. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 540 977 3908 (b) 549 773 908 (c) 504 977 3908 (d) 554 097 73908
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nine Silly Wise (b) Wise Silly Eat Nine (c) Eat Silly Wise Nine (d) Nine Eat Silly Wise
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
6. 6.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, ant, fan? (a) All Frogs Rani (b) Frogs All Rani (c) All Rani Frogs (d) Rani All Frogs
9. 9.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pigs Cats Every (b) Every Cook Pigs Cats (c) Cook Every Pigs Cats (d) Cats Pigs Cook Every
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, fan, nest, guava, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KGNFU (b) FUNGK (c) UFNGK (d) FNGKU
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
15. 15.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 5600501823. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 560 050 1823 (b) 560 501 823 (c) 566 005 01823 (d) 650 050 1823
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 910074371261. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9100 7431 7261 (b) 9100 7437 1261 (c) 9100 7371 261 (d) 9100 7437 71261
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 3048160824. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 304 811 60824 (b) 304 816 0284 (c) 304 816 0824 (d) 304 816 084
21. 21.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, needle, ant? (a) Nani Dad Ants (b) Ants Nani Dad (c) Nani Ants Dad (d) Dad Nani Ants
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, violin, ice cream? (a) Vans Inside Ants (b) Vans Ants Inside (c) Inside Vans Ants (d) Ants Vans Inside
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 7452976651. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 745 927 6651 (b) 745 297 6651 (c) 745 297 66551 (d) 745 297 651
26. 26.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 184754352804. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1487 5435 2804 (b) 1847 5352 804 (c) 1884 7543 52804 (d) 1847 5435 2804
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 799583704. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 799 958 3704 (b) 795 837 04 (c) 799 583 704 (d) 799 587 304
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 362956640. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 362 956 40 (b) 362 965 640 (c) 362 295 6640 (d) 362 956 640
31. 31.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eight Pink Crazy (b) Crazy Pink Cook Eight (c) Cook Pink Crazy Eight (d) Eight Cook Pink Crazy
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, igloo, pillow, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CIPG (b) GPIC (c) IPGC (d) ICPG
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 298151558818. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2918 5155 8818 (b) 2981 5155 888 (c) 2981 1515 58818 (d) 2981 5155 8818
35. 35.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
37. 37.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Rani Lions Funny (b) Rani Sing Lions Funny (c) Sing Lions Funny Rani (d) Funny Lions Sing Rani
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False

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