Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 446 · 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 Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
2. 2.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
4. 4.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
6. 6.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Silly Every Neat (b) Every Silly Wins Neat (c) Neat Every Silly Wins (d) Every Neat Silly Wins
8. 8.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 8299558541. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 829 955 8541 (b) 829 955 8514 (c) 822 995 58541 (d) 829 955 541
12. 12.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 423925004936. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4293 2500 4936 (b) 4239 2500 4936 (c) 4239 2500 496 (d) 4233 9250 04936
14. 14.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 418873521118. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4188 7355 21118 (b) 4887 3521 118 (c) 1488 7352 1118 (d) 4188 7352 1118
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 911156211096. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9111 5621 196 (b) 9111 5621 1069 (c) 9111 5621 1096 (d) 9111 5621 10996
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 943534956. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 943 533 4956 (b) 943 534 956 (c) 943 354 956 (d) 945 349 56
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 2882914350. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 288 219 4350 (b) 282 914 350 (c) 288 291 4350 (d) 288 291 43550
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, coconut, mango, onion, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCMOJ (b) CTMOJ (c) CMOJT (d) JOMCT
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, violin, radio, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VRGW (b) WVRG (c) GRVW (d) VWRG
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
25. 25.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, ball, mango? (a) Grab Big My (b) Big My Grab (c) My Big Grab (d) Big Grab My
29. 29.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
32. 32.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Love Silly Rani (b) Rani Silly Love Fly (c) Silly Love Fly Rani (d) Silly Rani Love Fly
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 326201827076. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3262 0182 7076 (b) 2362 0182 7076 (c) 3262 0827 076 (d) 3326 2018 27076
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 195157271. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 195 572 71 (b) 195 157 217 (c) 195 515 7271 (d) 195 157 271
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, jalebi, kite? (a) Kites Jump Funny (b) Funny Jump Kites (c) Jump Kites Funny (d) Jump Funny Kites
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, drum, net? (a) Dance Nine Pink (b) Pink Dance Nine (c) Nine Dance Pink (d) Dance Pink Nine
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, pencil, owl, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TOPC (b) CPOT (c) POTC (d) PCOT

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