Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 447 · 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.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 701632795. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 701 632 795 (b) 701 663 2795 (c) 016 327 95 (d) 701 632 759
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Crazy Eight (b) Crazy Pink Cats Eight (c) Eight Cats Pink Crazy (d) Cats Eight Pink Crazy
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
10. 10.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
12. 12.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
13. 13.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, sock, van? (a) Lazy Sing Vans (b) Sing Vans Lazy (c) Vans Sing Lazy (d) Sing Lazy Vans
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, fan, jeep, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCJM (b) MJFC (c) CFJM (d) FJMC
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 8297991411. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 829 799 14411 (b) 829 991 411 (c) 829 799 1411 (d) 289 799 1411
18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, wallet, tiger? (a) Jolly Wins Toys (b) Wins Toys Jolly (c) Wins Jolly Toys (d) Toys Wins Jolly
20. 20.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 945915465401. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9459 1465 401 (b) 9459 1546 5401 (c) 9459 1546 5410 (d) 9459 1544 65401
22. 22.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 475114468. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 471 514 468 (b) 477 511 4468 (c) 471 144 68 (d) 475 114 468
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) APLE
26. 26.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, urn, whistle, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BWUL (b) LUWB (c) UWBL (d) ULWB
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, watch, jeep, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LJWP (b) WJLP (c) WPJL (d) PWJL
31. 31.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Silly (b) Silly Wise Grab (c) Wise Grab Silly (d) Wise Silly Grab
34. 34.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 7890561077. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 788 905 61077 (b) 789 056 1077 (c) 879 056 1077 (d) 789 051 077
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, mirror, igloo, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIML (b) MLIN (c) MINL (d) LMIN
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, flute, net, whistle, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FMNWA (b) MFNWA (c) AWNFM (d) FNWAM
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
40. 40.🧰 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

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