Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 316 · 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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
2. 2.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, van, sock, mango, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WMSVR (b) RVSMW (c) VRSMW (d) VSMWR
4. 4.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 164152478437. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1641 5247 8437 (b) 1641 5248 437 (c) 1644 1524 78437 (d) 1641 2547 8437
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, fan, ball? (a) Frogs Bunny Nine (b) Frogs Nine Bunny (c) Bunny Frogs Nine (d) Nine Frogs Bunny
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, candle, ball, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBLT (b) TCBL (c) LBCT (d) CTBL
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eat Play Crazy (b) Crazy Play Cook Eat (c) Eat Cook Play Crazy (d) Cook Play Crazy Eat
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 972642791663. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9264 2791 663 (b) 9276 4279 1663 (c) 9972 6427 91663 (d) 9726 4279 1663
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 115102049715. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1151 0204 9715 (b) 1151 0209 4715 (c) 1151 0204 97115 (d) 1150 2049 715
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mum Fly Jolly (b) Jolly Fly Mum Aunty (c) Fly Mum Aunty Jolly (d) Fly Jolly Mum Aunty
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lions Silly Rani (b) Rani Silly Lions Funny (c) Silly Lions Funny Rani (d) Silly Rani Lions Funny
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, lamp, net, kite, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LANKT (b) ALNKT (c) TKNLA (d) LNKTA
23. 23.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) a mind map
25. 25.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 337832413. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 337 834 13 (b) 337 832 431 (c) 337 832 413 (d) 333 783 2413
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Seven Love Frogs (b) Seven Love Frogs Runs (c) Seven Runs Love Frogs (d) Frogs Love Seven Runs
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, wallet, rose, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WRSP (b) PWRS (c) WPRS (d) SRWP
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 901016858342. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9010 1685 8342 (b) 9010 1688 5342 (c) 0101 6858 342 (d) 9901 0168 58342
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, duck, tiger? (a) Owls Dance Toys (b) Toys Dance Owls (c) Dance Toys Owls (d) Dance Owls Toys
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, anchor, watch, sock, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USWAM (b) MAWSU (c) AMWSU (d) AWSUM
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, ant, goat, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KAGD (b) DGAK (c) AGDK (d) AKGD
37. 37.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 7315065888. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 731 506 5888 (b) 731 506 58888 (c) 715 065 888 (d) 735 106 5888
39. 39.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, monkey, doll, owl, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AMDOI (b) IODMA (c) MADOI (d) MDOIA

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