Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 734 · 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 Grab (b) Sing Wise Grab (c) Grab Wise Sing (d) Wise Grab Sing
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 712480830. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 124 808 30 (b) 712 480 830 (c) 712 480 0830 (d) 712 480 803
5. 5.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 786398285218. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7863 8285 218 (b) 7863 9828 52188 (c) 7863 9828 5218 (d) 7863 8928 5218
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wise Sing (b) Wise Sing Green (c) Wise Green Sing (d) Sing Wise Green
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny My Aunty (b) Aunty My Funny Jolly (c) Funny Jolly My Aunty (d) Funny My Aunty Jolly
12. 12.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
14. 14.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 821921287411. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8219 2212 87411 (b) 8219 2128 4711 (c) 8219 2128 411 (d) 8219 2128 7411
16. 16.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
17. 17.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, igloo, lemon, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PLIT (b) ILPT (c) ITLP (d) TILP
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, wallet, radio, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVRU (b) WRUV (c) VWRU (d) URWV
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 251970200658. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2519 7020 065 (b) 2591 7020 0658 (c) 2519 9702 00658 (d) 2519 7020 0658
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 3172955409. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 317 229 55409 (b) 317 295 5409 (c) 137 295 5409 (d) 372 955 409
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
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 colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 120040428745. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1200 4024 8745 (b) 1120 0404 28745 (c) 1200 4042 8745 (d) 1004 0428 745
26. 26.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
28. 28.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 3175650337. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 317 565 0373 (b) 317 650 337 (c) 317 565 50337 (d) 317 565 0337
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
31. 31.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 246079129. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 246 079 12 (b) 224 607 9129 (c) 246 079 129 (d) 246 071 929
33. 33.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 3509213683. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 350 913 683 (b) 350 921 3683 (c) 350 923 1683 (d) 350 921 36833
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lazy Silly Runs (b) Silly Lazy Fly Runs (c) Runs Silly Lazy Fly (d) Silly Runs Lazy Fly
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 9326828404. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 932 862 8404 (b) 932 682 84044 (c) 932 682 8404 (d) 932 628 404
37. 37.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, pencil, ant, kettle, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RPAKW (b) PAKWR (c) WKAPR (d) PRAKW
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 639513112638. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6395 1311 2638 (b) 3951 3112 638 (c) 6395 1311 26338 (d) 6395 1311 2683
40. 40.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True

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