Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 294 · 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: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nine Silly Wet (b) Nine Every Silly Wet (c) Wet Silly Every Nine (d) Every Silly Wet Nine
3. 3.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Frogs My Aunty (b) Frogs Jolly My Aunty (c) Aunty My Frogs Jolly (d) Frogs My Aunty Jolly
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
8. 8.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, duck, owl? (a) Dance Only Pink (b) Only Dance Pink (c) Pink Dance Only (d) Dance Pink Only
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
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.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
15. 15.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 3885754897. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 838 575 4897 (b) 388 575 4897 (c) 388 754 897 (d) 388 575 44897
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Play Cats Every (b) Cats Play Crazy Every (c) Cats Every Play Crazy (d) Every Cats Play Crazy
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, jeep, doll, inkpot, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PIDJN (b) JDIPN (c) NJDIP (d) JNDIP
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 531700483. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 533 170 0483 (b) 531 700 843 (c) 517 004 83 (d) 531 700 483
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 8260070184. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 860 070 184 (b) 826 007 0184 (c) 882 600 70184 (d) 862 007 0184
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, ladder, key? (a) Kids Love Ants (b) Love Kids Ants (c) Love Ants Kids (d) Ants Love Kids
24. 24.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Green (b) Green Wins Seven (c) Wins Green Seven (d) Seven Wins Green
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wet Grab (b) Wet Seven Grab (c) Wet Grab Seven (d) Grab Wet Seven
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, bucket, nest? (a) Nani Big Wins (b) Big Wins Nani (c) Big Nani Wins (d) Wins Big Nani
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, lamp, fan, igloo, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VIFLD (b) LDFIV (c) LFIVD (d) DLFIV
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Play Cook Eat (b) Cook Eat Play Crazy (c) Eat Cook Play Crazy (d) Cook Play Crazy Eat
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 640371736. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 603 717 36 (b) 640 371 736 (c) 640 371 376 (d) 644 037 1736
38. 38.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
39. 39.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence

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