Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 88 · 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 acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
2. 2.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 203841253. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 203 841 253 (b) 203 841 23 (c) 203 481 253 (d) 203 884 1253
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
7. 7.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, sock, apple? (a) All Sing Kind (b) Sing All Kind (c) Sing Kind All (d) Kind Sing All
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, watch, onion? (a) Wise Old Ants (b) Ants Wise Old (c) Old Wise Ants (d) Wise Ants Old
11. 11.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 302727268238. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3027 2726 838 (b) 3027 2726 8238 (c) 3027 2726 68238 (d) 3027 2728 6238
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 696185273. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 696 185 5273 (b) 696 182 73 (c) 696 185 273 (d) 669 185 273
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny Mum Aunty (b) Funny Mum Aunty Jolly (c) Aunty Mum Funny Jolly (d) Funny Jolly Mum Aunty
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, vase, ice cream, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VIFK (b) FIVK (c) VKIF (d) KVIF
18. 18.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 6764761330. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 676 647 61330 (b) 676 476 1303 (c) 676 476 133 (d) 676 476 1330
20. 20.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nine Sing Wet (b) Nine Every Sing Wet (c) Every Sing Wet Nine (d) Wet Sing Every Nine
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 809268198264. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 0892 6819 8264 (b) 8092 6819 82644 (c) 8092 6819 8264 (d) 8026 8198 264
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, doll, radio, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NRDU (b) DURN (c) DRNU (d) UDRN
26. 26.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wise Green (b) Green Wise Seven (c) Wise Green Seven (d) Wise Seven Green
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, orange, igloo? (a) Only Ink Dogs (b) Ink Only Dogs (c) Dogs Only Ink (d) Only Dogs Ink
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cook Cook Pigs (b) Cook Pigs Cook Eight (c) Cook Eight Pigs Cook (d) Eight Cook Pigs Cook
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Red Seven Lazy Frogs (b) Seven Red Lazy Frogs (c) Frogs Lazy Seven Red (d) Seven Lazy Frogs Red
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, inkpot, tent? (a) Ink Jolly Tea (b) Jolly Ink Tea (c) Tea Ink Jolly (d) Ink Tea Jolly
34. 34.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, glass, net? (a) Aunty Grab Neat (b) Grab Neat Aunty (c) Neat Grab Aunty (d) Grab Aunty Neat
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, apple, bucket, umpire, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SUBAD (b) ADBUS (c) ABUSD (d) DABUS
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, shoe, needle? (a) Nani Seven Dance (b) Dance Seven Nani (c) Seven Dance Nani (d) Seven Nani Dance
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA

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