Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 875 · 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 436633971. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 436 633 9771 (b) 436 633 971 (c) 436 633 97 (d) 436 363 971
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 755391098364. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7553 9109 364 (b) 7553 1909 8364 (c) 7553 9109 8364 (d) 7555 3910 98364
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cats Pink Cook (b) Cats Every Pink Cook (c) Cats Pink Cook Every (d) Cook Pink Cats Every
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) ESWN
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, guava, ball? (a) Jeeps Grab Bakes (b) Bakes Grab Jeeps (c) Grab Bakes Jeeps (d) Grab Jeeps Bakes
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, tomato, pencil, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPOJ (b) OPTJ (c) JTPO (d) TJPO
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Green (b) Wise Green Silly (c) Green Wise Silly (d) Silly Wise Green
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 746591607. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 746 519 607 (b) 746 591 607 (c) 746 591 1607 (d) 746 591 07
15. 15.🧰 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
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pigs Love Every (b) Love Pigs Aunty Every (c) Love Every Pigs Aunty (d) Every Love Pigs Aunty
17. 17.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, mirror, umbrella? (a) Uncle My Jeeps (b) My Uncle Jeeps (c) My Jeeps Uncle (d) Jeeps My Uncle
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, fan, umpire, owl, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUOBA (b) AFUOB (c) BOUFA (d) FAUOB
20. 20.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, banana, cat, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBCF (b) BCFN (c) FCBN (d) BNCF
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 362599221322. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3625 9922 13222 (b) 3629 9221 322 (c) 3265 9922 1322 (d) 3625 9922 1322
24. 24.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
25. 25.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 3272778360. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 327 727 8360 (b) 327 277 88360 (c) 322 778 360 (d) 327 277 8360
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 7321456578. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 731 456 578 (b) 733 214 56578 (c) 732 145 5678 (d) 732 145 6578
28. 28.🧰 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
29. 29.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 784252253. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 784 252 2553 (b) 784 252 253 (c) 784 252 23 (d) 782 452 253
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, watch, vase, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVNS (b) WSVN (c) SWVN (d) NVWS
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, ant, cat, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADCN (b) ACND (c) NCAD (d) DACN
34. 34.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 751824901. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 751 824 091 (b) 751 824 01 (c) 751 824 901 (d) 751 824 9011
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, ball, drum, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNDP (b) NBDP (c) PDBN (d) BDPN
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.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eat Pink Crazy (b) Crazy Pink Crazy Eat (c) Eat Crazy Pink Crazy (d) Eat Crazy Crazy Pink
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 135194932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 135 194 93 (b) 131 594 932 (c) 135 194 932 (d) 135 194 9932

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