Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 717 · 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 561785493. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 561 785 493 (b) 561 178 5493 (c) 561 875 493 (d) 567 854 93
2. 2.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 3058371799. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 305 837 17799 (b) 350 837 1799 (c) 358 371 799 (d) 305 837 1799
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, monkey, radio? (a) Mum Rani Very (b) Rani Mum Very (c) Very Mum Rani (d) Mum Very Rani
5. 5.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pink All Eight (b) Lazy Eight Pink All (c) Eight Lazy Pink All (d) All Pink Lazy Eight
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
9. 9.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, needle, jeep? (a) Crazy Neat Jump (b) Neat Jump Crazy (c) Jump Neat Crazy (d) Neat Crazy Jump
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, coconut, guava? (a) Cook Funny Grab (b) Cook Grab Funny (c) Grab Cook Funny (d) Funny Cook Grab
14. 14.🧰 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
15. 15.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 705531620089. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7055 3316 20089 (b) 0553 1620 089 (c) 7055 3162 0089 (d) 7055 3612 0089
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 267276562. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 267 276 652 (b) 262 765 62 (c) 267 276 5622 (d) 267 276 562
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 974212400602. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9742 1240 6002 (b) 9742 1240 602 (c) 9742 1240 00602 (d) 9742 1240 0602
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, fan, cat, tent, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCTGU (b) GTCFU (c) FUCTG (d) UFCTG
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
26. 26.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 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
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Goats Silly (b) Wise Silly Goats (c) Silly Wise Goats (d) Goats Wise Silly
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, tiger, drum? (a) Tiny Dance Very (b) Tiny Very Dance (c) Very Tiny Dance (d) Dance Tiny Very
30. 30.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 799579848. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 799 759 848 (b) 799 578 48 (c) 799 579 848 (d) 799 579 8488
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Love Sing Runs (b) Sing Love Funny Runs (c) Sing Runs Love Funny (d) Runs Sing Love Funny
35. 35.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, lamp, apple, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WLAJ (b) JALW (c) LAJW (d) LWAJ
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Grab (b) Silly Wise Grab (c) Wise Grab Silly (d) Grab Wise Silly
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 5190853411. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 519 083 5411 (b) 519 053 411 (c) 519 085 33411 (d) 519 085 3411
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True

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