Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 721 · 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.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
4. 4.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 206439925. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 260 439 925 (b) 206 439 25 (c) 206 643 9925 (d) 206 439 925
7. 7.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, shoe, parrot? (a) Silly Pigs Kind (b) Silly Kind Pigs (c) Kind Silly Pigs (d) Pigs Silly Kind
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 824770266359. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8247 7026 6359 (b) 2477 0266 359 (c) 8247 7002 66359 (d) 8427 7026 6359
11. 11.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 6542811185. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 652 811 185 (b) 564 281 1185 (c) 654 288 11185 (d) 654 281 1185
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 332833617. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 323 833 617 (b) 332 833 617 (c) 338 336 17 (d) 332 833 6617
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 6461031372. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 466 103 1372 (b) 646 103 1372 (c) 461 031 372 (d) 664 610 31372
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, rope, ball, van, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBVAK (b) KRBVA (c) AVBRK (d) RKBVA
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, key, drum? (a) Dogs Kites Silly (b) Kites Silly Dogs (c) Silly Kites Dogs (d) Kites Dogs Silly
19. 19.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, ice cream, flute? (a) Ice Cats Frogs (b) Ice Frogs Cats (c) Cats Ice Frogs (d) Frogs Ice Cats
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, needle, flute, van, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NTFVD (b) NFVDT (c) DVFNT (d) TNFVD
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 6997838691. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 697 983 8691 (b) 699 978 38691 (c) 699 783 8691 (d) 697 838 691
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, sock, doll? (a) Bunny Sing Dad (b) Sing Dad Bunny (c) Dad Sing Bunny (d) Sing Bunny Dad
25. 25.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Green Seven (b) Wins Seven Green (c) Green Wins Seven (d) Seven Wins Green
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, fan, sock? (a) Fly Up Seven (b) Up Fly Seven (c) Fly Seven Up (d) Seven Fly Up
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wet Goats (b) Wet Silly Goats (c) Wet Goats Silly (d) Goats Wet Silly
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, wallet, tiger, mirror, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IWTMJ (b) WITMJ (c) WTMJI (d) JMTWI
33. 33.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lions Sing Red (b) Sing Red Lions Funny (c) Red Sing Lions Funny (d) Sing Lions Funny Red
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, cat, inkpot? (a) Ice Crazy Tea (b) Crazy Tea Ice (c) Tea Crazy Ice (d) Crazy Ice Tea
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
38. 38.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 513848705. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 513 848 7005 (b) 518 348 705 (c) 513 848 705 (d) 538 487 05
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Fly My All (b) Fly Jeeps My All (c) All My Fly Jeeps (d) Fly My All Jeeps

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