Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 961 · 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 4303298054. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 430 032 98054 (b) 430 329 8054 (c) 430 398 054 (d) 430 328 9054
2. 2.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 4048871141. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 404 887 11441 (b) 044 887 1141 (c) 404 887 141 (d) 404 887 1141
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 257292724. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 257 299 2724 (b) 252 927 24 (c) 257 229 724 (d) 257 292 724
5. 5.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
8. 8.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, kettle, watch? (a) Kites Wins Mice (b) Wins Kites Mice (c) Mice Kites Wins (d) Kites Mice Wins
10. 10.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 542390825232. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5423 9082 5232 (b) 5423 9082 2532 (c) 5423 9082 52322 (d) 5423 9082 523
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, umbrella, onion, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOFG (b) UGOF (c) FOUG (d) GUOF
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pigs Cats Eight (b) Eight Crazy Pigs Cats (c) Cats Pigs Crazy Eight (d) Crazy Eight Pigs Cats
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, whistle, urn, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WUVB (b) BWUV (c) VUWB (d) WBUV
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.🧰 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
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
22. 22.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 878694170567. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8786 9417 0567 (b) 8786 9417 00567 (c) 8768 9417 0567 (d) 7869 4170 567
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, net, umbrella? (a) Under Nani Goats (b) Nani Under Goats (c) Nani Goats Under (d) Goats Nani Under
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, kite, ice cream? (a) Vans Kids Ink (b) Kids Vans Ink (c) Kids Ink Vans (d) Ink Kids Vans
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, urn, pencil? (a) Sing Uncle Pigs (b) Uncle Sing Pigs (c) Pigs Uncle Sing (d) Uncle Pigs Sing
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, ice cream, kite, jeep, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AIKJS (b) SJKIA (c) IAKJS (d) IKJSA
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Rani Lions Funny (b) Rani Silly Lions Funny (c) Silly Lions Funny Rani (d) Funny Lions Silly Rani
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, spoon, inkpot, doll, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDISV (b) SVIDG (c) SIDGV (d) VSIDG
34. 34.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 767770595. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 677 705 95 (b) 767 770 595 (c) 767 777 0595 (d) 767 707 595
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 636076330. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 636 076 330 (b) 636 076 303 (c) 636 607 6330 (d) 636 076 33
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence

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