Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 92 · 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) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 220685165. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 222 068 5165 (b) 220 658 165 (c) 220 685 165 (d) 220 651 65
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a long story
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, nest, jalebi? (a) Nine Jump Ants (b) Jump Nine Ants (c) Nine Ants Jump (d) Ants Nine Jump
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 8923908913. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 892 930 8913 (b) 892 390 891 (c) 892 339 08913 (d) 892 390 8913
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, candle, onion, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) COVT (b) CTOV (c) TCOV (d) VOCT
8. 8.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, tiger, guava? (a) Toys Grab Funny (b) Funny Toys Grab (c) Toys Funny Grab (d) Grab Toys Funny
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
12. 12.✏️ 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
13. 13.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, umpire, ant? (a) Ants Up Silly (b) Silly Up Ants (c) Up Ants Silly (d) Up Silly Ants
15. 15.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, fan, kettle? (a) Fly Kites Lazy (b) Lazy Fly Kites (c) Kites Fly Lazy (d) Fly Lazy Kites
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 kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
19. 19.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, jug, flute? (a) Jolly Ink Frogs (b) Frogs Jolly Ink (c) Jolly Frogs Ink (d) Ink Jolly Frogs
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, umbrella, banana, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UBDF (b) DBUF (c) FUBD (d) UFBD
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 8268410088. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 826 841 088 (b) 826 841 00088 (c) 826 841 0088 (d) 862 841 0088
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, radio, kite, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DRKN (b) NKRD (c) RDKN (d) RKND
26. 26.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 8301319008. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 830 133 19008 (b) 830 131 9008 (c) 830 319 008 (d) 831 031 9008
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 961663853885. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9166 6385 3885 (b) 9616 6638 53885 (c) 9616 6385 3885 (d) 9616 6385 385
32. 32.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) chunking
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 966890616427. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9666 8906 16427 (b) 9668 9061 6427 (c) 9668 9016 427 (d) 9669 8061 6427
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
39. 39.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
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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