Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 924 · 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.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 409580136137. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4095 0136 137 (b) 4095 8013 1637 (c) 4095 8013 6137 (d) 4099 5801 36137
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, doll, tomato, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ATDN (b) NDTA (c) DNTA (d) DTAN
5. 5.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, net, frog? (a) Neat Ants Funny (b) Neat Funny Ants (c) Funny Neat Ants (d) Ants Neat Funny
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Grab Sing (b) Grab Wise Sing (c) Sing Wise Grab (d) Wise Sing Grab
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 426812187472. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2468 1218 7472 (b) 4268 1218 7472 (c) 4268 1218 742 (d) 4426 8121 87472
10. 10.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Eight Nine (b) Eight Seven Wise Nine (c) Eight Nine Seven Wise (d) Nine Eight Seven Wise
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 200522945. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 200 529 45 (b) 200 522 945 (c) 200 522 954 (d) 200 522 2945
15. 15.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
17. 17.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cook Play Cats (b) Cook Play Cats Eight (c) Cats Play Cook Eight (d) Cook Eight Play Cats
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 5146360908. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 514 636 0908 (b) 514 636 09008 (c) 514 360 908 (d) 514 636 0980
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Sing Wise Neat (b) Eight Neat Sing Wise (c) Wise Sing Eight Neat (d) Neat Eight Sing Wise
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, wallet, jug, lamp, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWJLT (b) WMJLT (c) WJLTM (d) TLJWM
24. 24.🔤 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
25. 25.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Lazy Eight (b) Lazy Pink All Eight (c) Eight Lazy Pink All (d) Lazy Eight Pink All
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 191720749. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 191 720 794 (b) 191 720 74 (c) 191 172 0749 (d) 191 720 749
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 482274083. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 482 270 483 (b) 422 740 83 (c) 488 227 4083 (d) 482 274 083
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
31. 31.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 265311583. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 265 131 583 (b) 265 311 5883 (c) 265 311 583 (d) 263 115 83
34. 34.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, bucket, spoon? (a) Silly Big Vines (b) Big Silly Vines (c) Big Vines Silly (d) Vines Big Silly
37. 37.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 211492476825. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2114 9924 76825 (b) 2114 9247 6825 (c) 2114 9247 8625 (d) 2114 9247 685
40. 40.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a type of exam

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