Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 617 · 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: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, doll, van? (a) Ants Dogs Vans (b) Vans Dogs Ants (c) Dogs Vans Ants (d) Dogs Ants Vans
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, cat, van? (a) Cats Uncle Very (b) Uncle Cats Very (c) Very Cats Uncle (d) Cats Very Uncle
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, apple, monkey? (a) Aunty Mice Frogs (b) Mice Aunty Frogs (c) Frogs Aunty Mice (d) Aunty Frogs Mice
9. 9.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 188200840. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 188 008 40 (b) 182 800 840 (c) 188 200 840 (d) 188 220 0840
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 488125541. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 488 125 514 (b) 488 112 5541 (c) 488 155 41 (d) 488 125 541
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 437723721. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 437 723 721 (b) 437 723 3721 (c) 437 237 21 (d) 437 723 712
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 781152989986. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7811 5298 99986 (b) 7811 5289 986 (c) 7181 5298 9986 (d) 7811 5298 9986
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 4429301774. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 442 901 774 (b) 442 930 1774 (c) 442 930 17774 (d) 442 931 0774
22. 22.🧰 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
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, jug, kettle? (a) Kids Jolly Seven (b) Jolly Kids Seven (c) Jolly Seven Kids (d) Seven Jolly Kids
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 230773101. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 230 777 3101 (b) 230 773 110 (c) 230 731 01 (d) 230 773 101
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 541339618. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 541 339 618 (b) 513 396 18 (c) 541 339 6188 (d) 541 339 681
26. 26.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
29. 29.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 204479113. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 240 479 113 (b) 204 477 9113 (c) 204 479 113 (d) 204 491 13
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, ball, ant, watch, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BFAWM (b) FBAWM (c) MWABF (d) BAWMF
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Seven Wise Nine (b) Eat Nine Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Eat Nine (d) Nine Eat Seven Wise
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, doll, bucket? (a) Dad Green Bakes (b) Dad Bakes Green (c) Green Dad Bakes (d) Bakes Dad Green
37. 37.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 417072817. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 417 702 817 (b) 417 078 17 (c) 417 707 2817 (d) 417 072 817
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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