Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 403 · 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 acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
2. 2.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, kettle, urn? (a) Kids Under All (b) Kids All Under (c) Under Kids All (d) All Kids Under
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, bucket, glass? (a) Wins Bunny Grab (b) Bunny Wins Grab (c) Grab Bunny Wins (d) Bunny Grab Wins
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wins Silly (b) Wins Goats Silly (c) Wins Silly Goats (d) Silly Wins Goats
13. 13.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, glass, drum? (a) Goats Jolly Dad (b) Dad Goats Jolly (c) Goats Dad Jolly (d) Jolly Goats Dad
15. 15.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
16. 16.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 6842705030. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 684 270 5030 (b) 682 470 5030 (c) 684 270 50330 (d) 642 705 030
18. 18.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 1363216623. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 136 321 6623 (b) 136 321 6263 (c) 133 216 623 (d) 136 321 16623
21. 21.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, bucket, radio, onion, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BROGL (b) GORBL (c) BLROG (d) LBROG
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, rope, key? (a) Runs Ink Kids (b) Kids Runs Ink (c) Ink Runs Kids (d) Runs Kids Ink
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, monkey, tent? (a) Toys My Big (b) Big My Toys (c) My Toys Big (d) My Big Toys
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 2111301071. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 211 310 1071 (b) 111 301 071 (c) 211 113 01071 (d) 211 130 1071
29. 29.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
30. 30.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, needle, apple, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NTAM (b) NAMT (c) MANT (d) TNAM
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 2261405216. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 226 140 52116 (b) 226 405 216 (c) 226 140 5126 (d) 226 140 5216
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 799334346. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 799 334 34 (b) 799 333 446 (c) 799 334 346 (d) 799 334 3466
37. 37.🔤 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
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Love Pink Ants (b) Ants Pink Love Every (c) Love Every Pink Ants (d) Love Pink Ants Every
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 4378594648. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 437 859 4648 (b) 437 859 464 (c) 433 785 94648 (d) 473 859 4648

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