Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 514 · 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: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
4. 4.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
5. 5.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 3403651808. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 340 365 108 (b) 340 365 1808 (c) 344 036 51808 (d) 340 365 1880
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 711615153. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 171 615 153 (b) 711 615 15 (c) 711 615 1553 (d) 711 615 153
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Green (b) Wise Green Seven (c) Seven Wise Green (d) Green Wise Seven
11. 11.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, onion, doll? (a) Old Bunny Dance (b) Bunny Old Dance (c) Dance Old Bunny (d) Old Dance Bunny
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 293405198. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 229 340 5198 (b) 934 051 98 (c) 293 405 198 (d) 293 450 198
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, ant, doll, ice cream, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AGDIV (b) GADIV (c) ADIVG (d) VIDAG
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, jeep, nest? (a) Crazy Jolly Nani (b) Nani Jolly Crazy (c) Jolly Crazy Nani (d) Jolly Nani Crazy
19. 19.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, urn, watch, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWSK (b) KUWS (c) UKWS (d) SWUK
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
23. 23.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 584209164. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 584 291 64 (b) 548 209 164 (c) 584 209 1644 (d) 584 209 164
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, mango, cat, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MPCU (b) UCMP (c) MCUP (d) PMCU
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 524192051859. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5241 9205 1859 (b) 5241 9205 1895 (c) 5219 2051 859 (d) 5241 9220 51859
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, apple, jalebi, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IAJR (b) AJRI (c) AIJR (d) RJAI
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Play Aunty Every (b) Every Lazy Play Aunty (c) Aunty Play Lazy Every (d) Lazy Every Play Aunty
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 190960675. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 190 996 0675 (b) 190 966 075 (c) 199 606 75 (d) 190 960 675
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eat Love Play All (b) Love Eat Play All (c) All Play Love Eat (d) Love Play All Eat
38. 38.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 211939535. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 211 939 535 (b) 211 939 35 (c) 211 993 535 (d) 211 939 5535
40. 40.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

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