Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 186 · 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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, tiger, duck, apple, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GADTS (b) TSDAG (c) STDAG (d) TDAGS
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, nest, whistle? (a) Nine Wet Vines (b) Vines Nine Wet (c) Wet Nine Vines (d) Nine Vines Wet
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, urn, jalebi, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOJR (b) OUJR (c) RJUO (d) UJRO
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Seven Wise Nani (b) Nani Eight Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Eight Nani (d) Eight Nani Seven Wise
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lions Funny Rani (b) Rani Seven Lions Funny (c) Seven Rani Lions Funny (d) Funny Lions Seven Rani
10. 10.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 776783164. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 776 731 64 (b) 776 783 1164 (c) 776 783 164 (d) 776 783 614
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
14. 14.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) WGS
17. 17.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
19. 19.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, nest, pencil? (a) Play Nine Mice (b) Nine Play Mice (c) Mice Nine Play (d) Nine Mice Play
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 636492719. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 636 492 7719 (b) 664 927 19 (c) 636 492 719 (d) 636 492 791
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, monkey, spoon? (a) Seven Mice Pigs (b) Pigs Mice Seven (c) Mice Pigs Seven (d) Mice Seven Pigs
26. 26.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 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
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 8201069484. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 821 006 9484 (b) 820 106 484 (c) 820 100 69484 (d) 820 106 9484
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 8077722659. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 807 772 269 (b) 807 772 2659 (c) 880 777 22659 (d) 807 772 2569
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Every Pigs Cook (b) Every Cook Pigs Cook (c) Every Cook Cook Pigs (d) Cook Pigs Cook Every
31. 31.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, coconut, umpire, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUJI (b) JUCI (c) ICUJ (d) CIUJ
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, spoon, umbrella, whistle, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JWUSR (b) SRUWJ (c) SUWJR (d) RSUWJ
35. 35.🧰 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
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 2203176261. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 220 317 6261 (b) 203 176 261 (c) 220 316 7261 (d) 220 317 62261
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 3827414907. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 328 741 4907 (b) 382 741 407 (c) 382 741 14907 (d) 382 741 4907
38. 38.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Every Pigs Crazy (b) Every Crazy Pigs Crazy (c) Every Crazy Crazy Pigs (d) Crazy Pigs Crazy Every

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