Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 870 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
3. 3.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 1282531339. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 182 253 1339 (b) 128 253 31339 (c) 182 531 339 (d) 128 253 1339
5. 5.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly Mum Ants (b) Ants Mum Funny Jolly (c) Funny Mum Ants Jolly (d) Jolly Funny Mum Ants
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, wallet, fan, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFAS (b) WSFA (c) SWFA (d) AFWS
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 493770282. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 493 702 82 (b) 493 770 228 (c) 493 770 282 (d) 493 777 0282
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, monkey, kite, doll, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKDIS (b) IDKMS (c) MSKDI (d) SMKDI
13. 13.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 306781147532. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3067 8811 47532 (b) 3067 8114 7532 (c) 3067 8141 7532 (d) 3067 8114 753
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, pencil, vase, cat, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) POVCB (b) PVCBO (c) OPVCB (d) BCVPO
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, nest, jeep, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NJVC (b) CNJV (c) NCJV (d) VJNC
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 8011225920. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 880 112 25920 (b) 801 125 920 (c) 801 122 5920 (d) 801 212 5920
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Eight Sing Wise (b) Eight Sing Wise Nani (c) Eight Nani Sing Wise (d) Wise Sing Eight Nani
23. 23.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, kite, frog, ball, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFBMR (b) MBFKR (c) KRFBM (d) RKFBM
25. 25.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, pencil, mango? (a) Kids Pink My (b) Pink Kids My (c) My Pink Kids (d) Pink My Kids
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, violin, ball? (a) Bakes Very Toys (b) Very Bakes Toys (c) Toys Very Bakes (d) Very Toys Bakes
29. 29.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 957490133. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 954 901 33 (b) 957 940 133 (c) 957 499 0133 (d) 957 490 133
31. 31.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 573776853. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 577 768 53 (b) 573 777 6853 (c) 573 776 853 (d) 573 776 835
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 495238066377. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4952 3806 63777 (b) 9452 3806 6377 (c) 4952 3806 6377 (d) 4952 3806 377
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, net, jeep? (a) Jeeps Nani Pigs (b) Nani Jeeps Pigs (c) Pigs Nani Jeeps (d) Nani Pigs Jeeps
35. 35.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 4295981348. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 425 981 348 (b) 429 598 1348 (c) 429 598 1438 (d) 429 599 81348
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, tomato, umpire? (a) Toys Up My (b) My Toys Up (c) Toys My Up (d) Up Toys My
38. 38.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 811246007. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 811 246 007 (b) 812 146 007 (c) 811 246 6007 (d) 811 246 07
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 419029115. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 411 902 9115 (b) 190 291 15 (c) 419 029 115 (d) 149 029 115

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