Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 645 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, lemon, shoe, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WSLM (b) MLSW (c) LMSW (d) LSWM
3. 3.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 859415059. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 594 150 59 (b) 885 941 5059 (c) 859 145 059 (d) 859 415 059
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 251430925092. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2514 3029 5092 (b) 2514 3925 092 (c) 2514 3092 5092 (d) 2514 3092 50992
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, fan, urn? (a) Fly Under Pink (b) Pink Fly Under (c) Under Fly Pink (d) Fly Pink Under
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 2409303743. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 240 933 0743 (b) 240 993 03743 (c) 240 930 3743 (d) 240 930 373
14. 14.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, spoon, mango, radio, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SUMRF (b) USMRF (c) SMRFU (d) FRMSU
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nani Silly Wise (b) Wise Silly Eat Nani (c) Eat Silly Wise Nani (d) Nani Eat Silly Wise
18. 18.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 6510793781. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 651 079 3781 (b) 615 079 3781 (c) 651 077 93781 (d) 651 093 781
21. 21.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
24. 24.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, pencil, inkpot? (a) Tiny Pink Inside (b) Inside Pink Tiny (c) Pink Inside Tiny (d) Pink Tiny Inside
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, pencil, umpire, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PAUD (b) PUDA (c) DUPA (d) APUD
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
29. 29.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 534473462440. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5344 7346 22440 (b) 5344 7346 2440 (c) 3544 7346 2440 (d) 5344 7346 240
31. 31.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 536102710405. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5361 0271 0405 (b) 5610 2710 405 (c) 5361 0270 1405 (d) 5336 1027 10405
33. 33.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
34. 34.🧰 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
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 258089516261. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2580 8951 6261 (b) 2850 8951 6261 (c) 2580 8895 16261 (d) 2508 9516 261
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 3000254874. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 300 025 4874 (b) 300 054 874 (c) 300 025 4784 (d) 300 002 54874
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
38. 38.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE

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