Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 639 · 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: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, pillow, drum, owl, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDOCW (b) PWDOC (c) CODPW (d) WPDOC
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
4. 4.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
6. 6.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 340237013621. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3402 3770 13621 (b) 3402 3701 621 (c) 3402 3701 6321 (d) 3402 3701 3621
8. 8.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
9. 9.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 272172406354. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2721 7240 6354 (b) 2721 7420 6354 (c) 2721 2406 354 (d) 2772 1724 06354
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, coconut, ice cream? (a) Cook Toys Ice (b) Cook Ice Toys (c) Ice Cook Toys (d) Toys Cook Ice
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Goats Seven (b) Seven Wet Goats (c) Wet Seven Goats (d) Goats Wet Seven
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, ant, needle? (a) All Dance Nani (b) Dance All Nani (c) All Nani Dance (d) Nani All Dance
17. 17.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Pink Lazy Every (b) Lazy Every Pink Ants (c) Every Lazy Pink Ants (d) Lazy Pink Ants Every
19. 19.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, pencil, flute? (a) Pigs Vines Funny (b) Funny Pigs Vines (c) Pigs Funny Vines (d) Vines Pigs Funny
21. 21.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
25. 25.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wise Sing (b) Wise Green Sing (c) Wise Sing Green (d) Sing Wise Green
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) LEPA
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, watch, igloo, doll, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WMIDG (b) MWIDG (c) GDIWM (d) WIDGM
29. 29.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 5591226480. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 559 122 6480 (b) 559 122 64480 (c) 595 122 6480 (d) 591 226 480
31. 31.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 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
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, owl, guava, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JGON (b) NOGJ (c) ONGJ (d) OGJN
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Lions Funny Rani (b) Funny Lions Sing Rani (c) Sing Rani Lions Funny (d) Rani Sing Lions Funny
37. 37.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
38. 38.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 1062917986. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 106 291 79866 (b) 106 291 798 (c) 106 291 7986 (d) 106 297 1986

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