Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 915 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, tent, apple? (a) Tiny All Uncle (b) Tiny Uncle All (c) Uncle Tiny All (d) All Tiny Uncle
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, net, kettle, spoon, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNKSU (b) USKNB (c) NBKSU (d) NKSUB
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 193009672. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 913 009 672 (b) 193 009 672 (c) 193 009 67 (d) 193 000 9672
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Seven Wise Nani (b) Every Nani Seven Wise (c) Nani Every Seven Wise (d) Wise Seven Every Nani
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, jug, mango, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JMLW (b) WJML (c) LMJW (d) JWML
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Every Nine (b) Every Sing Wise Nine (c) Nine Every Sing Wise (d) Every Nine Sing Wise
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, lemon, monkey, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMIP (b) IMLP (c) LPMI (d) PLMI
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 6289612347. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 628 916 2347 (b) 628 961 2347 (c) 689 612 347 (d) 628 961 22347
16. 16.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 183005879723. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1803 0587 9723 (b) 1830 5879 723 (c) 1830 0587 9723 (d) 1830 0558 79723
18. 18.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, rose, wallet? (a) Runs Bakes Wise (b) Runs Wise Bakes (c) Wise Runs Bakes (d) Bakes Runs Wise
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 356221999. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 352 621 999 (b) 356 221 999 (c) 362 219 99 (d) 355 622 1999
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, glass, tent, anchor, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RATGP (b) GPTAR (c) GTARP (d) PGTAR
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Mice All Jolly (b) Frogs Jolly Mice All (c) Jolly Frogs Mice All (d) All Mice Frogs Jolly
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 7833021461. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 783 302 1461 (b) 783 302 21461 (c) 733 021 461 (d) 783 302 4161
24. 24.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 728270208. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 782 702 08 (b) 728 270 208 (c) 278 270 208 (d) 728 270 0208
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, coconut, owl? (a) Crazy Pink Owls (b) Owls Crazy Pink (c) Crazy Owls Pink (d) Pink Crazy Owls
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 421200238896. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4212 2002 38896 (b) 4212 0023 896 (c) 4212 0023 8896 (d) 4212 0028 3896
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wet Grab (b) Wet Silly Grab (c) Wet Grab Silly (d) Grab Wet Silly
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, rose, tomato? (a) Runs Bunny Toys (b) Runs Toys Bunny (c) Bunny Runs Toys (d) Toys Runs Bunny
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 1933251714. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 193 325 1714 (b) 193 351 714 (c) 193 325 17114 (d) 913 325 1714
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, fan, guava, mango, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FGMJV (b) FVGMJ (c) JMGFV (d) VFGMJ
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, vase, kettle, umbrella, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGKUC (b) VKUCG (c) GVKUC (d) CUKVG
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, mirror, ant? (a) Inside My Aunty (b) My Aunty Inside (c) My Inside Aunty (d) Aunty My Inside
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 626408868. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 626 408 868 (b) 662 408 868 (c) 626 640 8868 (d) 624 088 68
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, frog, nest, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FSNM (b) MNFS (c) FNMS (d) SFNM
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 7979232348. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 779 232 348 (b) 797 923 2348 (c) 797 923 2384 (d) 797 923 23448
40. 40.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True

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