Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 238 · 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: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, duck, bucket, mirror, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMBDC (b) CDBMI (c) DBMIC (d) DCBMI
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
5. 5.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 4097521025. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 097 521 025 (b) 409 752 1025 (c) 049 752 1025 (d) 400 975 21025
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
8. 8.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
11. 11.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 3416007719. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 341 007 719 (b) 341 660 07719 (c) 341 600 7179 (d) 341 600 7719
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
14. 14.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) chunking
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 6443833267. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 643 833 267 (b) 644 383 2367 (c) 644 383 33267 (d) 644 383 3267
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 877716023. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 877 710 623 (b) 877 716 02 (c) 877 716 023 (d) 877 716 0223
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Eight Neat (b) Neat Eight Silly Wet (c) Eight Neat Silly Wet (d) Eight Silly Wet Neat
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, apple, jug, owl, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LOJAS (b) AJOLS (c) ASJOL (d) SAJOL
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, rose, jeep, net, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RJNLB (b) RBJNL (c) BRJNL (d) LNJRB
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Seven (b) Seven Wise Goats (c) Wise Seven Goats (d) Wise Goats Seven
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 6280910984. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 628 090 1984 (b) 628 009 10984 (c) 628 010 984 (d) 628 091 0984
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 190186770. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 190 186 770 (b) 901 867 70 (c) 190 186 7700 (d) 190 187 670
28. 28.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
31. 31.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 500867060408. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5008 6706 0408 (b) 5008 6770 60408 (c) 5008 6706 4008 (d) 5006 7060 408
33. 33.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 519144618938. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5191 4461 89388 (b) 5191 4461 8938 (c) 5191 4461 938 (d) 5191 4468 1938
35. 35.🧰 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
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, ant, doll? (a) All Wise Dance (b) Dance All Wise (c) All Dance Wise (d) Wise All Dance
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, pencil, apple? (a) Pink Aunty Love (b) Aunty Pink Love (c) Love Pink Aunty (d) Pink Love Aunty
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 199512014. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 195 120 14 (b) 199 512 014 (c) 199 512 104 (d) 199 512 0014
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 6360254352. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 636 024 5352 (b) 636 025 432 (c) 636 025 43352 (d) 636 025 4352
40. 40.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False

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