Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 1 · 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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wins Goats (b) Wins Goats Silly (c) Goats Wins Silly (d) Wins Silly Goats
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 410181500. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 140 181 500 (b) 441 018 1500 (c) 410 185 00 (d) 410 181 500
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Love Funny Rani (b) Seven Rani Love Funny (c) Funny Love Seven Rani (d) Rani Seven Love Funny
5. 5.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
6. 6.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 5601732167. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 560 173 2167 (b) 560 173 21677 (c) 650 173 2167 (d) 560 132 167
13. 13.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 2017433973. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 201 743 3973 (b) 201 734 3973 (c) 201 743 973 (d) 201 743 33973
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 461335684. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 461 335 6684 (b) 461 335 684 (c) 461 336 84 (d) 641 335 684
18. 18.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 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
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, kite, rope, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KJRW (b) KRWJ (c) WRKJ (d) JKRW
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
23. 23.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jolly Mum All (b) All Mum Fly Jolly (c) Fly Mum All Jolly (d) Jolly Fly Mum All
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, coconut, doll, rose, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PRDCV (b) CVDRP (c) CDRPV (d) VCDRP
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, lamp, igloo, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ULIN (b) LUIN (c) LINU (d) NILU
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, sock, umpire, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SGUW (b) GSUW (c) SUWG (d) WUSG
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 639039964249. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6390 3996 4249 (b) 6393 9964 249 (c) 6339 0399 64249 (d) 3690 3996 4249
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 839907816. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 839 907 8166 (b) 839 097 816 (c) 399 078 16 (d) 839 907 816
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
31. 31.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, apple, orange, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) COAF (b) AFOC (c) FAOC (d) AOCF
33. 33.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Mum Ants Jolly (b) Frogs Jolly Mum Ants (c) Ants Mum Frogs Jolly (d) Jolly Frogs Mum Ants
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, apple, igloo? (a) Ink Aunty Old (b) Aunty Ink Old (c) Aunty Old Ink (d) Old Aunty Ink
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, drum, kettle? (a) Kites Dogs Under (b) Dogs Under Kites (c) Dogs Kites Under (d) Under Dogs Kites
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 107397321059. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1107 3973 21059 (b) 1073 9732 159 (c) 1073 9732 1059 (d) 1073 9732 0159
40. 40.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False

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