Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 502 · 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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 507597524. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 505 975 24 (b) 507 579 524 (c) 507 597 524 (d) 507 597 7524
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 206974606950. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2069 7406 950 (b) 2006 9746 06950 (c) 2069 7460 6950 (d) 0269 7460 6950
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nine Eight Sing Wise (b) Eight Sing Wise Nine (c) Eight Nine Sing Wise (d) Wise Sing Eight Nine
8. 8.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, rose, monkey? (a) Runs Uncle My (b) Uncle Runs My (c) My Runs Uncle (d) Runs My Uncle
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, doll, whistle, kite, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DWKLR (b) LKWDR (c) RDWKL (d) DRWKL
15. 15.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 245080633797. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2450 8063 3779 (b) 2450 8063 3797 (c) 2450 8063 397 (d) 2450 8006 33797
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, guava, fan, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MFGD (b) GFMD (c) GDFM (d) DGFM
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, inkpot, coconut? (a) Ice Crazy Aunty (b) Ice Aunty Crazy (c) Aunty Ice Crazy (d) Crazy Ice Aunty
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 977221185441. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9772 1185 441 (b) 9772 1218 5441 (c) 9772 2118 85441 (d) 9772 2118 5441
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, kite, jug, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJKA (b) KAJD (c) KJDA (d) AKJD
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cook Play Cats (b) Cook Eat Play Cats (c) Cats Play Cook Eat (d) Cook Play Cats Eat
23. 23.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Lions Fly (b) Seven Lions Fly Rani (c) Fly Lions Seven Rani (d) Rani Seven Lions Fly
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 5721795950. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 527 179 5950 (b) 572 179 5950 (c) 572 179 590 (d) 572 217 95950
26. 26.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 253502695. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 253 502 695 (b) 253 502 6695 (c) 253 506 295 (d) 253 506 95
28. 28.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, lemon, violin, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVLN (b) NLVD (c) LVDN (d) LNVD
30. 30.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 8536173730. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 885 361 73730 (b) 853 617 3730 (c) 853 617 7330 (d) 856 173 730
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Seven Wet Neat (b) Every Neat Seven Wet (c) Neat Every Seven Wet (d) Wet Seven Every Neat
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 772947549. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 777 294 7549 (b) 772 974 549 (c) 772 947 549 (d) 772 475 49
36. 36.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Eat Nine (b) Eat Sing Wise Nine (c) Eat Nine Sing Wise (d) Nine Eat Sing Wise
40. 40.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False

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