Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 571 · 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: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
4. 4.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lazy Sing Rani (b) Sing Rani Lazy Fly (c) Sing Lazy Fly Rani (d) Rani Sing Lazy Fly
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, pillow, shoe? (a) Nine Play Silly (b) Silly Play Nine (c) Play Silly Nine (d) Play Nine Silly
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
13. 13.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Runs Love Fly (b) Sing Love Fly Runs (c) Runs Sing Love Fly (d) Fly Love Sing Runs
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, tomato, drum? (a) Dogs Tea Sing (b) Tea Dogs Sing (c) Tea Sing Dogs (d) Sing Tea Dogs
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 690586426407. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6905 8642 6407 (b) 6905 8624 6407 (c) 6905 8664 26407 (d) 6905 8642 640
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 569011548. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 596 011 548 (b) 560 115 48 (c) 569 011 5448 (d) 569 011 548
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, tent, watch, mango, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMWTU (b) TUWMC (c) TWMCU (d) UTWMC
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
22. 22.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, monkey, fan? (a) Fly Mum Silly (b) Mum Silly Fly (c) Mum Fly Silly (d) Silly Mum Fly
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 6078835102. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 607 883 5102 (b) 607 888 35102 (c) 607 883 512 (d) 067 883 5102
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 867957988062. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8867 9579 88062 (b) 8679 5988 062 (c) 8679 5798 8026 (d) 8679 5798 8062
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Mice All Jeeps (b) All Mice Frogs Jeeps (c) Jeeps Frogs Mice All (d) Frogs Jeeps Mice All
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, igloo, watch? (a) Inside My Wise (b) My Inside Wise (c) Inside Wise My (d) Wise Inside My
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.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, violin, jalebi, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VPJK (b) KJVP (c) VJKP (d) PVJK
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, rose, candle, owl, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCOKI (b) KOCRI (c) IRCOK (d) RICOK
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 213869453. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 218 369 453 (b) 213 869 4533 (c) 218 694 53 (d) 213 869 453
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 1850217860. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 185 021 8760 (b) 185 021 7860 (c) 118 502 17860 (d) 185 017 860
39. 39.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lions Silly Red (b) Silly Red Lions Funny (c) Red Silly Lions Funny (d) Silly Lions Funny Red

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