Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 627 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 490063915. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 490 063 915 (b) 449 006 3915 (c) 940 063 915 (d) 490 639 15
4. 4.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, shoe, ant, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IAST (b) STAI (c) SAIT (d) TSAI
6. 6.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eight Play Crazy (b) Eight Cats Play Crazy (c) Cats Play Crazy Eight (d) Crazy Play Cats Eight
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
9. 9.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, inkpot, cat? (a) Ink Cook Tea (b) Cook Ink Tea (c) Tea Ink Cook (d) Ink Tea Cook
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, apple, duck, bucket, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANDBJ (b) NADBJ (c) ADBJN (d) JBDAN
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, watch, kite? (a) Wins Ice Kind (b) Wins Kind Ice (c) Kind Wins Ice (d) Ice Wins Kind
14. 14.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, jalebi, tomato, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SJTV (b) VTJS (c) JSTV (d) JTVS
17. 17.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jolly Mice Ants (b) Fly Mice Ants Jolly (c) Ants Mice Fly Jolly (d) Jolly Fly Mice Ants
19. 19.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 357072182124. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3570 7218 82124 (b) 3750 7218 2124 (c) 3570 7218 2124 (d) 3570 7218 214
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 102027933321. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1020 2733 321 (b) 1020 2793 33321 (c) 1022 0793 3321 (d) 1020 2793 3321
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 5087243806. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 508 872 43806 (b) 508 274 3806 (c) 508 724 3806 (d) 507 243 806
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eight Love Pink All (b) All Pink Love Eight (c) Love Pink All Eight (d) Love Eight Pink All
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 513716913318. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5137 7169 13318 (b) 5137 1691 3318 (c) 5131 7691 3318 (d) 5137 1691 331
29. 29.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 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
33. 33.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, van, mango? (a) Vines Nani Mice (b) Vines Mice Nani (c) Mice Vines Nani (d) Nani Vines Mice
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) APLE
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, guava, tomato, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) STGN (b) NGTS (c) GTSN (d) GNTS
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 737535430050. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7375 3543 0050 (b) 7375 3540 3050 (c) 7375 3543 050 (d) 7375 3543 00050

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