Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 937 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 917029157387. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9170 2915 7387 (b) 9172 0915 7387 (c) 9917 0291 57387 (d) 9170 2917 387
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
3. 3.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, jalebi, needle? (a) Old Jeeps Nani (b) Jeeps Nani Old (c) Nani Jeeps Old (d) Jeeps Old Nani
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
7. 7.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 717534275. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 175 342 75 (b) 717 534 275 (c) 717 534 2775 (d) 177 534 275
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 999814672. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 999 814 672 (b) 999 816 472 (c) 999 981 4672 (d) 999 146 72
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
11. 11.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, apple, monkey, guava, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGMAC (b) ACMGO (c) CAMGO (d) AMGOC
13. 13.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, umbrella, nest? (a) Silly Uncle Nani (b) Uncle Silly Nani (c) Nani Uncle Silly (d) Uncle Nani Silly
15. 15.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 229589209. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 229 592 09 (b) 225 989 209 (c) 229 589 209 (d) 229 589 2099
17. 17.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly My Aunty (b) Aunty My Funny Jolly (c) Jolly Funny My Aunty (d) Funny My Aunty Jolly
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 798108841. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 779 810 8841 (b) 798 108 841 (c) 791 088 41 (d) 789 108 841
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Love Every (b) Love Every Pink All (c) Love Pink All Every (d) Every Love Pink All
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 3654488446. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 365 448 8446 (b) 356 448 8446 (c) 365 444 88446 (d) 354 488 446
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, mirror, pencil? (a) Pink My Funny (b) My Pink Funny (c) My Funny Pink (d) Funny My Pink
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 6669679950. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 666 679 950 (b) 666 967 9950 (c) 666 697 9950 (d) 666 696 79950
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 431902009320. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4390 2009 320 (b) 4319 9020 09320 (c) 4319 0209 0320 (d) 4319 0200 9320
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs My Aunty Jeeps (b) Frogs Jeeps My Aunty (c) Aunty My Frogs Jeeps (d) Jeeps Frogs My Aunty
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 6020568214. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 602 056 2814 (b) 602 056 8214 (c) 602 056 68214 (d) 602 056 214
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, duck, spoon? (a) Seven Dogs Pigs (b) Pigs Dogs Seven (c) Dogs Seven Pigs (d) Dogs Pigs Seven
35. 35.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 685385461993. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6853 8546 9193 (b) 6853 5461 993 (c) 6853 8546 1993 (d) 6853 8546 11993
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, flute, drum, orange, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LFDOB (b) FLDOB (c) BODFL (d) FDOBL
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 8968902031. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 898 690 2031 (b) 889 689 02031 (c) 896 890 2031 (d) 896 802 031
39. 39.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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