Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 837 · 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: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
2. 2.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 8969498676. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 896 949 88676 (b) 896 949 867 (c) 896 949 8667 (d) 896 949 8676
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 204081981. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 204 081 9811 (b) 240 081 981 (c) 204 081 981 (d) 204 081 98
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
6. 6.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always 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) Silly Lazy Funny Rani (b) Silly Rani Lazy Funny (c) Funny Lazy Silly Rani (d) Rani Silly Lazy Funny
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 5021900507. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 502 119 00507 (b) 502 190 0507 (c) 501 900 507 (d) 502 190 0570
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
11. 11.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 9452092902. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 945 209 2920 (b) 945 209 290 (c) 945 209 2902 (d) 945 209 29902
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, tomato, flute? (a) Uncle Tiny Frogs (b) Tiny Frogs Uncle (c) Frogs Tiny Uncle (d) Tiny Uncle Frogs
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wise Neat (b) Wise Silly Every Neat (c) Every Neat Silly Wise (d) Neat Every Silly Wise
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 103150204. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 110 315 0204 (b) 131 502 04 (c) 103 150 204 (d) 101 350 204
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 942930905. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 942 930 905 (b) 492 930 905 (c) 942 930 90 (d) 942 930 0905
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 508487016580. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5084 8701 6580 (b) 5084 8701 6508 (c) 5084 8701 65800 (d) 5084 8016 580
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mum Funny Jump (b) Jump Funny Mum Aunty (c) Funny Mum Aunty Jump (d) Funny Jump Mum Aunty
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wins Nani (b) Wins Silly Every Nani (c) Every Nani Silly Wins (d) Nani Every Silly Wins
26. 26.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, ice cream, radio? (a) Dogs Ice Red (b) Ice Red Dogs (c) Ice Dogs Red (d) Red Ice Dogs
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
29. 29.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
31. 31.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 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
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 379509173183. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3795 0917 3183 (b) 7395 0917 3183 (c) 3795 0991 73183 (d) 3790 9173 183
34. 34.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a long story
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, duck, frog? (a) Runs Dance Frogs (b) Dance Frogs Runs (c) Frogs Dance Runs (d) Dance Runs Frogs
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, shoe, banana? (a) Seven Jolly Bunny (b) Seven Bunny Jolly (c) Jolly Seven Bunny (d) Bunny Seven Jolly
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Eat Nani (b) Eat Nani Sing Wise (c) Nani Eat Sing Wise (d) Eat Sing Wise Nani
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 569792889912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5697 9288 99912 (b) 5697 2988 9912 (c) 5679 2889 912 (d) 5697 9288 9912
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, ice cream, needle, shoe, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) INSKT (b) KSNIT (c) TINSK (d) ITNSK

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