Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 850 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 826935141. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 826 935 114 (b) 826 935 11 (c) 826 935 141 (d) 826 935 1441
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
4. 4.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, drum, umbrella, ball, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DUBAJ (b) DJUBA (c) ABUDJ (d) JDUBA
7. 7.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 9036019451. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 903 601 94511 (b) 906 019 451 (c) 903 601 9451 (d) 930 601 9451
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Silly Every Nine (b) Nine Every Silly Wins (c) Every Nine Silly Wins (d) Every Silly Wins Nine
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 6795327003. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 769 532 7003 (b) 679 532 7003 (c) 679 532 703 (d) 679 532 77003
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, bucket, jalebi? (a) Jump Bunny Kind (b) Bunny Jump Kind (c) Bunny Kind Jump (d) Kind Bunny Jump
17. 17.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, glass, jalebi? (a) Goats Jeeps Runs (b) Jeeps Goats Runs (c) Runs Goats Jeeps (d) Goats Runs Jeeps
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 359113958. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 335 911 3958 (b) 359 113 958 (c) 359 113 98 (d) 359 113 985
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 143767492. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 143 774 92 (b) 143 767 492 (c) 143 767 4992 (d) 143 767 942
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 740611181727. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7440 6111 81727 (b) 7406 1118 1277 (c) 4061 1181 727 (d) 7406 1118 1727
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 215201108. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 251 201 108 (b) 215 201 18 (c) 211 520 1108 (d) 215 201 108
24. 24.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pigs Crazy Eight (b) Crazy Pigs Cats Eight (c) Cats Eight Pigs Crazy (d) Eight Cats Pigs Crazy
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, anchor, tomato? (a) Ants Tiny Wise (b) Tiny Ants Wise (c) Wise Ants Tiny (d) Ants Wise Tiny
29. 29.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, mango, duck, flute, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDFWG (b) WFDMG (c) GMDFW (d) MGDFW
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
33. 33.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Silly Wins Nine (b) Nine Eight Silly Wins (c) Eight Nine Silly Wins (d) Wins Silly Eight Nine
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cook Eight (b) Eight Cats Pink Cook (c) Cats Eight Pink Cook (d) Cook Pink Cats Eight
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 656314313. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 653 614 313 (b) 656 314 313 (c) 656 314 3133 (d) 563 143 13
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
38. 38.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
39. 39.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Crazy Eat (b) Crazy Play Cook Eat (c) Crazy Eat Play Cook (d) Eat Crazy Play Cook

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