Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 904 · 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) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
3. 3.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 5313930549. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 531 139 30549 (b) 351 393 0549 (c) 313 930 549 (d) 531 393 0549
6. 6.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
9. 9.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Lions Fly (b) Rani Seven Lions Fly (c) Fly Lions Seven Rani (d) Seven Lions Fly Rani
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, needle, igloo? (a) Nani Inside Lazy (b) Lazy Nani Inside (c) Nani Lazy Inside (d) Inside Nani Lazy
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, vase, radio? (a) Crazy Very Runs (b) Runs Very Crazy (c) Very Runs Crazy (d) Very Crazy Runs
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, tiger, umpire, ice cream, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TUIBC (b) BIUTC (c) TCUIB (d) CTUIB
15. 15.🧰 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
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 5407456302. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 540 745 632 (b) 540 745 6302 (c) 540 745 63022 (d) 540 745 6032
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 670681727. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 670 681 77 (b) 677 068 1727 (c) 760 681 727 (d) 670 681 727
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 843938398840. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8439 3839 8840 (b) 8439 3838 9840 (c) 8493 8398 840 (d) 8439 3839 98840
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 804521171. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 804 521 1171 (b) 845 211 71 (c) 840 521 171 (d) 804 521 171
20. 20.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 2022844824. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 202 284 4824 (b) 202 844 824 (c) 202 284 44824 (d) 202 248 4824
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mice Aunty Jolly (b) Funny Jolly Mice Aunty (c) Aunty Mice Funny Jolly (d) Jolly Funny Mice Aunty
28. 28.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, anchor, spoon, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AISO (b) OSAI (c) ASOI (d) IASO
30. 30.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 9725508017. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 972 555 08017 (b) 972 558 017 (c) 927 550 8017 (d) 972 550 8017
32. 32.🔤 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
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a long story
34. 34.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, umbrella, tiger? (a) Under Dogs Tea (b) Under Tea Dogs (c) Tea Under Dogs (d) Dogs Under Tea
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Every Play Ants (b) Lions Play Ants Every (c) Ants Play Lions Every (d) Every Lions Play Ants

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