Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 338 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 672583583. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 672 583 3583 (b) 672 853 583 (c) 672 583 583 (d) 672 583 58
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eight Pink Crazy (b) Cook Pink Crazy Eight (c) Eight Cook Pink Crazy (d) Crazy Pink Cook Eight
4. 4.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Mice Aunty Jump (b) Fly Jump Mice Aunty (c) Jump Fly Mice Aunty (d) Aunty Mice Fly Jump
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 394042945513. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3940 4295 4513 (b) 3940 4294 5513 (c) 3994 0429 45513 (d) 3944 2945 513
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, urn, cat, nest, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCNLP (b) PUCNL (c) LNCUP (d) UPCNL
11. 11.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, apple, rope, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SRAG (b) GARS (c) ARSG (d) AGRS
14. 14.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Pigs Cats (b) Cats Pigs Cats Eat (c) Eat Cats Cats Pigs (d) Eat Cats Pigs Cats
17. 17.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 964549498004. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9964 5494 98004 (b) 9645 4949 8004 (c) 9645 4949 0804 (d) 9645 4948 004
20. 20.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🧰 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
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
23. 23.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 950717549. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 905 717 549 (b) 950 717 5449 (c) 950 717 549 (d) 907 175 49
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
28. 28.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eat Pigs Cats (b) Cats Pigs Cook Eat (c) Cook Pigs Cats Eat (d) Eat Cook Pigs Cats
33. 33.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, umpire, pencil? (a) Uncle Big Pink (b) Pink Uncle Big (c) Big Uncle Pink (d) Uncle Pink Big
35. 35.🔤 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
36. 36.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, bucket, spoon, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LBSR (b) RSBL (c) BLSR (d) BSRL
38. 38.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, parrot, frog, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFPC (b) PCFW (c) CPFW (d) PFWC
40. 40.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True

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