Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 547 · 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: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Goats Seven (b) Wise Seven Goats (c) Goats Wise Seven (d) Seven Wise Goats
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wins Silly (b) Wins Green Silly (c) Wins Silly Green (d) Silly Wins Green
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 769863803. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 796 863 803 (b) 769 863 8803 (c) 769 863 80 (d) 769 863 803
5. 5.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 659225510. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 659 222 5510 (b) 659 225 510 (c) 659 252 510 (d) 692 255 10
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, whistle, owl, duck, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WODIA (b) WAODI (c) IDOWA (d) AWODI
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
11. 11.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, igloo, anchor, tomato, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMATO (b) MIATO (c) IATOM (d) OTAIM
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, whistle, drum? (a) Wise My Dogs (b) Dogs Wise My (c) My Wise Dogs (d) Wise Dogs My
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, radio, goat? (a) Rani Goats My (b) My Rani Goats (c) Goats Rani My (d) Rani My Goats
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, kettle, goat, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LKGF (b) KLGF (c) FGKL (d) KGFL
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 775900184. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 775 900 0184 (b) 775 901 084 (c) 775 900 184 (d) 779 001 84
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, rope, sock? (a) Runs Goats Silly (b) Silly Runs Goats (c) Goats Runs Silly (d) Runs Silly Goats
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wins Seven (b) Seven Wins Goats (c) Wins Goats Seven (d) Wins Seven Goats
22. 22.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, flute, lamp, igloo, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FLIAS (b) AILFS (c) SFLIA (d) FSLIA
24. 24.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, apple, lemon, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ALKF (b) FALK (c) KLAF (d) AFLK
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, flute, net, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TFNG (b) GNFT (c) FNGT (d) FTNG
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, ant, umbrella, guava, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUGMI (b) MGUAI (c) IAUGM (d) AIUGM
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 6254696886. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 624 569 6886 (b) 625 469 686 (c) 625 469 6886 (d) 622 546 96886
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 9337808824. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 937 380 8824 (b) 937 808 824 (c) 933 378 08824 (d) 933 780 8824
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 303024000000. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3302 4000 000 (b) 3303 0240 00000 (c) 0330 2400 0000 (d) 3030 2400 0000
36. 36.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a long story
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 639835014401. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6389 3501 4401 (b) 6398 3501 441 (c) 6398 3501 4401 (d) 6398 3550 14401
38. 38.🧰 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
39. 39.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence

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