Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 138 · 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: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, kite, jalebi? (a) Jeeps Kids Fly (b) Fly Kids Jeeps (c) Kids Jeeps Fly (d) Kids Fly Jeeps
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs My All Jolly (b) All My Frogs Jolly (c) Jolly Frogs My All (d) Frogs Jolly My All
4. 4.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, needle, rose, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ORNL (b) NLRO (c) LNRO (d) NROL
7. 7.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 6446256999. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 644 652 6999 (b) 646 256 999 (c) 644 462 56999 (d) 644 625 6999
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 731519043890. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7331 5190 43890 (b) 7315 1904 8390 (c) 7315 1904 3890 (d) 7315 1904 890
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Pink Cats (b) Eat Cats Cats Pink (c) Cats Pink Cats Eat (d) Eat Cats Pink Cats
11. 11.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
14. 14.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 105186867511. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1058 1686 7511 (b) 1055 1868 67511 (c) 1051 8686 7511 (d) 0518 6867 511
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Grab (b) Grab Wise Seven (c) Seven Wise Grab (d) Wise Grab Seven
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 3260200298. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 326 020 0928 (b) 326 022 00298 (c) 326 020 298 (d) 326 020 0298
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, pencil, violin, glass, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVGAK (b) KPVGA (c) AGVPK (d) PKVGA
20. 20.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 658245621800. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6582 4562 1800 (b) 6584 2562 1800 (c) 6584 5621 800 (d) 6582 4562 18000
22. 22.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
23. 23.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, pillow, orange? (a) Old Pigs Runs (b) Pigs Old Runs (c) Pigs Runs Old (d) Runs Pigs Old
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, mirror, doll? (a) Dance Mice Play (b) Play Mice Dance (c) Mice Play Dance (d) Mice Dance Play
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 883106407. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 883 106 407 (b) 883 016 407 (c) 831 064 07 (d) 883 106 4407
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, urn, parrot? (a) Up All Pink (b) All Up Pink (c) Up Pink All (d) Pink Up All
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
33. 33.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 961460560291. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9614 6056 091 (b) 9961 4605 60291 (c) 9641 6056 0291 (d) 9614 6056 0291
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, spoon, doll, key, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDKCP (b) PSDKC (c) CKDSP (d) SPDKC
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, monkey, coconut, guava, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MCGDL (b) DGCML (c) MLCGD (d) LMCGD
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pigs Cats Every (b) Every Cats Cats Pigs (c) Every Cats Pigs Cats (d) Cats Every Pigs Cats
38. 38.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 666131183. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 666 613 1183 (b) 661 631 183 (c) 666 131 183 (d) 661 311 83
40. 40.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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