Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 839 · 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: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, coconut, wallet? (a) Cook Up Wet (b) Up Cook Wet (c) Cook Wet Up (d) Wet Cook Up
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, fan, monkey, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FMRP (b) FPMR (c) PFMR (d) RMFP
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 386992384135. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3869 9923 84135 (b) 3869 9234 135 (c) 3869 9238 4135 (d) 8369 9238 4135
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, frog, spoon? (a) Seven Frogs Up (b) Frogs Up Seven (c) Frogs Seven Up (d) Up Frogs Seven
12. 12.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eat Pink Cook (b) Eat Crazy Pink Cook (c) Cook Pink Crazy Eat (d) Crazy Pink Cook Eat
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 804375008246. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8043 7550 08246 (b) 8037 5008 246 (c) 8043 7500 8246 (d) 8047 3500 8246
18. 18.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 502666804. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 502 666 6804 (b) 520 666 804 (c) 502 666 804 (d) 502 668 04
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, jeep, mirror? (a) Mum Jeeps Wet (b) Jeeps Mum Wet (c) Wet Jeeps Mum (d) Jeeps Wet Mum
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 823420415009. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2834 2041 5009 (b) 8234 2041 5009 (c) 8234 2041 509 (d) 8234 2041 15009
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 212616002. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 216 216 002 (b) 212 616 002 (c) 212 616 00 (d) 212 661 6002
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
27. 27.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 839239146226. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8392 3194 6226 (b) 8323 9146 226 (c) 8392 3914 6226 (d) 8339 2391 46226
29. 29.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 339656881. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 339 656 8881 (b) 339 658 81 (c) 339 656 881 (d) 393 656 881
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, guava, watch, frog, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GWFBP (b) PGWFB (c) GPWFB (d) BFWGP
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 209599500. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 209 959 500 (b) 209 599 50 (c) 209 599 500 (d) 209 599 5500
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 628158509961. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6228 1585 09961 (b) 6281 8509 961 (c) 6281 5850 9961 (d) 6285 1850 9961
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 3925656820. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 392 565 66820 (b) 395 656 820 (c) 932 565 6820 (d) 392 565 6820
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, rose, net, jeep, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCNJG (b) CRNJG (c) GJNRC (d) RNJGC
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE

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