Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 946 · 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 561666749. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 561 666 749 (b) 651 666 749 (c) 566 667 49 (d) 561 666 7449
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 615907340888. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6159 0734 0888 (b) 6159 0734 00888 (c) 6159 0743 0888 (d) 6159 0734 088
3. 3.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 616963856. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 616 963 856 (b) 669 638 56 (c) 616 963 586 (d) 611 696 3856
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, watch, nest? (a) Kind Wise Nani (b) Wise Nani Kind (c) Nani Wise Kind (d) Wise Kind Nani
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 976367695. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 976 367 65 (b) 976 367 695 (c) 977 636 7695 (d) 976 376 695
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) chunking
13. 13.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 2256777117. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 225 677 71117 (b) 225 677 7171 (c) 225 677 7117 (d) 225 777 117
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eat Lazy Play Aunty (b) Lazy Eat Play Aunty (c) Aunty Play Lazy Eat (d) Lazy Play Aunty Eat
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Sing Goats (b) Sing Wet Goats (c) Wet Goats Sing (d) Goats Wet Sing
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, rope, wallet, bucket, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RDWBF (b) FBWRD (c) DRWBF (d) RWBFD
19. 19.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ESWN
22. 22.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, net, inkpot, radio, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIRKA (b) KRINA (c) NAIRK (d) ANIRK
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
25. 25.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 632944525. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 639 445 25 (b) 633 294 4525 (c) 632 944 525 (d) 623 944 525
27. 27.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cats Play Crazy (b) Cats Every Play Crazy (c) Crazy Play Cats Every (d) Cats Play Crazy Every
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 533357327207. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3335 7327 207 (b) 5333 5732 7207 (c) 5333 3573 27207 (d) 5333 5732 7027
31. 31.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, umpire, needle, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UBNI (b) BUNI (c) UNIB (d) INUB
33. 33.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
37. 37.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CEPC
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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