Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 309 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, anchor, parrot, jeep, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ALPJO (b) LAPJO (c) OJPAL (d) APJOL
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Sing Green (b) Wins Green Sing (c) Green Wins Sing (d) Sing Wins Green
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 155032221859. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1550 3222 1589 (b) 1550 3222 859 (c) 1550 3222 1859 (d) 1550 3322 21859
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 2980513028. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 298 513 028 (b) 298 051 3028 (c) 298 051 3208 (d) 298 805 13028
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, umbrella, sock? (a) Under Ice Silly (b) Silly Under Ice (c) Under Silly Ice (d) Ice Under Silly
11. 11.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, onion, parrot, jalebi, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ORPJF (b) FJPOR (c) OPJFR (d) ROPJF
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wins Grab (b) Wins Sing Grab (c) Grab Wins Sing (d) Wins Grab Sing
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Silly Lazy Frogs (b) Silly Lazy Frogs Runs (c) Silly Runs Lazy Frogs (d) Frogs Lazy Silly Runs
15. 15.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Grab Sing (b) Sing Wet Grab (c) Wet Sing Grab (d) Grab Wet Sing
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
21. 21.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
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.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lazy Frogs Runs (b) Frogs Lazy Seven Runs (c) Seven Runs Lazy Frogs (d) Runs Seven Lazy Frogs
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pink Cook Eat (b) Cook Pink Crazy Eat (c) Eat Crazy Pink Cook (d) Crazy Eat Pink Cook
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
27. 27.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, lemon, violin? (a) Lions Vines Silly (b) Lions Silly Vines (c) Silly Lions Vines (d) Vines Lions Silly
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, owl, rose, ice cream, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MIRON (b) NORIM (c) ORIMN (d) ONRIM
31. 31.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 1969405051. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 196 940 5051 (b) 199 405 051 (c) 196 940 50551 (d) 196 490 5051
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
35. 35.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 107001802452. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1070 1802 452 (b) 1070 0180 2452 (c) 1070 0018 02452 (d) 1070 0180 2425
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, orange, mango, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UMOB (b) OBMU (c) OMUB (d) BOMU
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, guava, anchor, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GASK (b) SAGK (c) KGAS (d) GKAS
39. 39.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Sing Green (b) Wet Green Sing (c) Green Wet Sing (d) Sing Wet Green

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