Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 537 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 895697481657. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9856 9748 1657 (b) 8956 9748 1657 (c) 8956 9744 81657 (d) 8956 9748 657
5. 5.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Rani Sing Lions Frogs (b) Sing Lions Frogs Rani (c) Frogs Lions Sing Rani (d) Sing Rani Lions Frogs
7. 7.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, duck, shoe? (a) Silly Dad Nine (b) Dad Nine Silly (c) Nine Dad Silly (d) Dad Silly Nine
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, tiger, cat, urn, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCUKA (b) KUCTA (c) ATCUK (d) TACUK
13. 13.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 1100733427. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 110 073 3427 (b) 110 007 33427 (c) 110 733 427 (d) 101 073 3427
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Nine Seven Wise (b) Wise Seven Eight Nine (c) Nine Eight Seven Wise (d) Eight Seven Wise Nine
21. 21.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
23. 23.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, nest, umbrella? (a) Neat Dogs Uncle (b) Dogs Neat Uncle (c) Uncle Neat Dogs (d) Neat Uncle Dogs
25. 25.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 611195642. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 611 195 6442 (b) 611 195 64 (c) 611 195 642 (d) 611 915 642
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
30. 30.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, tent, rope? (a) Toys Rani Big (b) Toys Big Rani (c) Big Toys Rani (d) Rani Toys Big
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, mirror, cat? (a) My All Cook (b) All My Cook (c) My Cook All (d) Cook My All
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, frog, wallet? (a) Fly Wise Seven (b) Seven Fly Wise (c) Wise Fly Seven (d) Fly Seven Wise
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, jug, pencil? (a) Vans Jump Play (b) Play Jump Vans (c) Jump Vans Play (d) Jump Play Vans
39. 39.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 141209251801. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1412 0992 51801 (b) 1412 0295 1801 (c) 4120 9251 801 (d) 1412 0925 1801

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