Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 374 · 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: inkpot, rose, pillow, monkey, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMPRI (b) RPMCI (c) IRPMC (d) RIPMC
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 5961025003. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 596 102 5003 (b) 596 025 003 (c) 599 610 25003 (d) 596 102 0503
4. 4.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lazy Frogs Runs (b) Frogs Lazy Silly Runs (c) Runs Silly Lazy Frogs (d) Silly Runs Lazy Frogs
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 704271088232. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7042 7188 232 (b) 7004 2710 88232 (c) 7402 7108 8232 (d) 7042 7108 8232
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, van, duck, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDLA (b) LDVA (c) AVDL (d) VADL
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 8600606678. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 860 060 6678 (b) 860 066 06678 (c) 680 060 6678 (d) 800 606 678
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 680594751718. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6809 5475 1718 (b) 6805 9451 718 (c) 6805 9475 17188 (d) 6805 9475 1718
11. 11.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 2169997072. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 216 997 072 (b) 216 999 70772 (c) 216 999 7702 (d) 216 999 7072
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, fan, jalebi? (a) Jump Fly Cats (b) Cats Fly Jump (c) Fly Jump Cats (d) Fly Cats Jump
15. 15.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Play Crazy Eight (b) Crazy Play Cats Eight (c) Eight Crazy Play Cats (d) Crazy Eight Play Cats
17. 17.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
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, jug, frog, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTFL (b) LFJT (c) TJFL (d) JFLT
19. 19.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
20. 20.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 391996530. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 391 999 6530 (b) 391 996 350 (c) 391 996 50 (d) 391 996 530
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 242160093227. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2421 6009 3227 (b) 2421 6009 32227 (c) 2421 6009 327 (d) 2412 6009 3227
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, flute, rope, glass, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGRFM (b) FRGOM (c) FMRGO (d) MFRGO
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cook Eight (b) Cook Pink Cats Eight (c) Eight Cats Pink Cook (d) Cats Eight Pink Cook
27. 27.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, orange, flute? (a) Fly Old Tea (b) Tea Old Fly (c) Old Fly Tea (d) Old Tea Fly
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 126338151270. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1263 3811 51270 (b) 1263 3815 1270 (c) 1263 3815 1207 (d) 1263 3851 270
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 1509619034. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 150 961 9034 (b) 150 996 19034 (c) 509 619 034 (d) 510 961 9034
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 5302357863. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 533 023 57863 (b) 530 235 783 (c) 530 235 7863 (d) 530 235 8763
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
36. 36.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, spoon, onion, mango, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SOMAR (b) AMOSR (c) SROMA (d) RSOMA
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 477105720065. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4771 0572 0065 (b) 4771 0720 065 (c) 4777 1057 20065 (d) 4771 5072 0065
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 2681949179. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 226 819 49179 (b) 268 194 919 (c) 268 194 9197 (d) 268 194 9179
40. 40.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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