Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 650 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 393660096. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 393 666 0096 (b) 393 660 96 (c) 393 660 096 (d) 339 660 096
2. 2.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) WSG
4. 4.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lions Seven Rani (b) Seven Lions Funny Rani (c) Seven Rani Lions Funny (d) Rani Seven Lions Funny
6. 6.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 211759495. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 117 594 95 (b) 211 759 495 (c) 121 759 495 (d) 211 775 9495
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Lazy Frogs (b) Seven Lazy Frogs Rani (c) Frogs Lazy Seven Rani (d) Rani Seven Lazy Frogs
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, glass, coconut? (a) Goats Ants Cook (b) Ants Goats Cook (c) Cook Goats Ants (d) Goats Cook Ants
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, parrot, ball? (a) Play Nine Bakes (b) Play Bakes Nine (c) Bakes Play Nine (d) Nine Play Bakes
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 2963225469. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 296 322 5469 (b) 229 632 25469 (c) 926 322 5469 (d) 296 322 549
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
23. 23.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
25. 25.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 872134165520. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8722 1341 65520 (b) 8721 3416 5250 (c) 8721 3165 520 (d) 8721 3416 5520
28. 28.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Funny Mice Ants (b) Funny Jeeps Mice Ants (c) Ants Mice Funny Jeeps (d) Funny Mice Ants Jeeps
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 140019710. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 140 109 710 (b) 140 019 710 (c) 140 019 10 (d) 114 001 9710
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, banana, goat, frog, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGFVW (b) BWGFV (c) WBGFV (d) VFGBW
32. 32.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 2169646212. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 216 964 66212 (b) 216 966 4212 (c) 216 964 6212 (d) 216 646 212
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
35. 35.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, kite, coconut, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KOCL (b) OKCL (c) LCKO (d) KCLO
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 3861570580. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 386 157 0580 (b) 381 657 0580 (c) 861 570 580 (d) 386 157 00580
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, frog, kite, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FKON (b) FNKO (c) NFKO (d) OKFN

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