Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 356 · 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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, spoon, banana, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GSBU (b) SGBU (c) SBUG (d) UBSG
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 6437921236. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 643 792 1236 (b) 643 792 1326 (c) 643 921 236 (d) 643 792 12366
6. 6.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
8. 8.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✏️ 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) Silly Lions Funny Rani (c) Silly Rani Lions Funny (d) Rani Silly Lions Funny
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Every Play All (b) Every Lions Play All (c) Lions Play All Every (d) All Play Lions Every
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 118861501. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 118 861 50 (b) 118 681 501 (c) 118 861 501 (d) 118 861 5501
16. 16.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
18. 18.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 2279446711. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 222 794 46711 (b) 229 744 6711 (c) 227 944 711 (d) 227 944 6711
20. 20.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, tiger, jeep? (a) Vans Toys Jeeps (b) Jeeps Toys Vans (c) Toys Vans Jeeps (d) Toys Jeeps Vans
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, ball, glass, igloo, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BTGIK (b) BGIKT (c) TBGIK (d) KIGBT
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, mango, rose? (a) Grab My Rani (b) My Rani Grab (c) Rani My Grab (d) My Grab Rani
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, guava, jeep? (a) Grab Jolly Nine (b) Grab Nine Jolly (c) Jolly Grab Nine (d) Nine Grab Jolly
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 1528508054. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 115 285 08054 (b) 512 850 8054 (c) 152 850 8054 (d) 152 850 854
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, jeep, mango? (a) Jeeps Grab Mum (b) Mum Jeeps Grab (c) Jeeps Mum Grab (d) Grab Jeeps Mum
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, bucket, umbrella? (a) Uncle Big Frogs (b) Big Uncle Frogs (c) Big Frogs Uncle (d) Frogs Big Uncle
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, key, urn, lamp, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MLUKO (b) KULMO (c) KOULM (d) OKULM
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, parrot, lemon? (a) Pink Lions Jeeps (b) Pink Jeeps Lions (c) Jeeps Pink Lions (d) Lions Pink Jeeps
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, onion, cat? (a) Owls Cats Kids (b) Cats Owls Kids (c) Owls Kids Cats (d) Kids Owls Cats
34. 34.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Eat Sing Wet (b) Eat Sing Wet Nani (c) Eat Nani Sing Wet (d) Wet Sing Eat Nani
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
37. 37.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, rope, umbrella? (a) Rani Mum Under (b) Under Rani Mum (c) Mum Rani Under (d) Rani Under Mum
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 726494026028. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7264 9402 6028 (b) 7264 9402 0628 (c) 7264 9406 028 (d) 7266 4940 26028
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, banana, umpire, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BUTO (b) TUBO (c) OBUT (d) BOUT

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