Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 303 · 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 first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, jalebi, igloo, radio, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JIRVA (b) AJIRV (c) VRIJA (d) JAIRV
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 4148023976. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 414 802 33976 (b) 414 802 3976 (c) 414 023 976 (d) 414 802 3796
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, cat, shoe, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CSGL (b) LCSG (c) CLSG (d) GSCL
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 591166790. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 591 166 790 (b) 591 166 90 (c) 599 116 6790 (d) 591 616 790
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, cat, watch? (a) Cats Aunty Wins (b) Aunty Cats Wins (c) Cats Wins Aunty (d) Wins Cats Aunty
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) ELPA
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 337949192. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 337 949 92 (b) 337 949 192 (c) 337 949 1192 (d) 337 994 192
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Every Silly Wet (b) Every Silly Wet Nani (c) Every Nani Silly Wet (d) Wet Silly Every Nani
14. 14.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 671928158397. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6719 2815 837 (b) 6719 2815 8397 (c) 6719 2881 58397 (d) 6719 2851 8397
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, ball, watch? (a) Wise Bakes Tiny (b) Bakes Wise Tiny (c) Bakes Tiny Wise (d) Tiny Bakes Wise
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, onion, goat, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFGJ (b) JGOF (c) FOGJ (d) OGJF
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, pencil, tomato? (a) Toys Play Green (b) Play Toys Green (c) Play Green Toys (d) Green Play Toys
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, orange, watch? (a) Wins Only Big (b) Only Big Wins (c) Only Wins Big (d) Big Only Wins
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
21. 21.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 811286125. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 811 286 125 (b) 811 228 6125 (c) 812 186 125 (d) 112 861 25
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, ball, needle? (a) Neat Bunny Wins (b) Bunny Neat Wins (c) Bunny Wins Neat (d) Wins Bunny Neat
26. 26.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Rani Lions Funny (b) Rani Silly Lions Funny (c) Funny Lions Silly Rani (d) Silly Lions Funny Rani
29. 29.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, violin, rope? (a) Vines Runs Kites (b) Kites Vines Runs (c) Runs Vines Kites (d) Vines Kites Runs
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 705024725. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 700 524 725 (b) 705 024 725 (c) 705 027 25 (d) 705 024 7255
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 2684235561. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 684 235 561 (b) 268 422 35561 (c) 268 423 5561 (d) 268 432 5561
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jeeps My All (b) All My Funny Jeeps (c) Jeeps Funny My All (d) Funny My All Jeeps
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 652028891. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 652 028 8891 (b) 652 028 891 (c) 625 028 891 (d) 652 028 89
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, tomato, kite? (a) Toys Kind Jolly (b) Toys Jolly Kind (c) Kind Toys Jolly (d) Jolly Toys Kind
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
40. 40.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick

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