Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 701 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Sing Goats (b) Goats Wise Sing (c) Wise Goats Sing (d) Sing Wise Goats
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, monkey, parrot, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDPW (b) MPWD (c) DMPW (d) WPMD
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 976552872121. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9765 5287 2121 (b) 9765 5287 22121 (c) 9765 5287 2211 (d) 9765 5287 221
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, spoon, key? (a) Pink Silly Kind (b) Silly Pink Kind (c) Silly Kind Pink (d) Kind Silly Pink
7. 7.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, inkpot, jalebi, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJLR (b) RIJL (c) LJIR (d) IRJL
9. 9.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 336471883127. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3346 7188 3127 (b) 3364 7188 31227 (c) 3364 7188 3127 (d) 3347 1883 127
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 235504801131. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2535 0480 1131 (b) 3550 4801 131 (c) 2355 0480 1131 (d) 2355 0048 01131
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
18. 18.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 7901274505. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 790 124 505 (b) 790 127 4505 (c) 790 127 4550 (d) 790 012 74505
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
21. 21.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, ant, rose, needle, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UARNL (b) ARNLU (c) LNRAU (d) AURNL
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, net, pencil, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GPNI (b) NPGI (c) NIPG (d) INPG
27. 27.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
30. 30.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, flute, ant, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FTAL (b) FALT (c) TFAL (d) LAFT
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 332930911. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 332 930 911 (b) 333 293 0911 (c) 332 939 11 (d) 323 930 911
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, cat, pencil, inkpot, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIPCA (b) CPIWA (c) CAPIW (d) ACPIW
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Play Aunty Eat (b) Lazy Eat Play Aunty (c) Eat Lazy Play Aunty (d) Aunty Play Lazy Eat
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, radio, lamp? (a) Vines Rani Lazy (b) Rani Vines Lazy (c) Lazy Rani Vines (d) Rani Lazy Vines
38. 38.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, igloo, spoon, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BSIV (b) IVSB (c) ISBV (d) VISB
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Seven Every Neat (b) Neat Every Seven Wet (c) Every Seven Wet Neat (d) Every Neat Seven Wet

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