Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 736 · 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: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 6755403207. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 675 554 03207 (b) 675 543 0207 (c) 675 540 3207 (d) 755 403 207
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, candle, duck, ladder, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICDLO (b) OLDCI (c) CIDLO (d) CDLOI
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, goat, watch? (a) Grab Wins Neat (b) Wins Grab Neat (c) Neat Grab Wins (d) Grab Neat Wins
5. 5.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 350264309. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 350 264 309 (b) 350 243 09 (c) 350 264 039 (d) 350 264 3099
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 4755429030. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 475 542 9030 (b) 475 542 9003 (c) 475 554 29030 (d) 475 542 030
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 693083621. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 693 083 621 (b) 693 308 3621 (c) 690 383 621 (d) 930 836 21
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 635091920348. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6350 9199 20348 (b) 6350 9192 0348 (c) 6350 1992 0348 (d) 6309 1920 348
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, jeep, nest, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JINU (b) JNUI (c) UNJI (d) IJNU
20. 20.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Love Sing Rani (b) Rani Sing Love Funny (c) Sing Love Funny Rani (d) Sing Rani Love Funny
22. 22.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jolly My All (b) All My Fly Jolly (c) Jolly Fly My All (d) Fly My All Jolly
24. 24.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 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) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
26. 26.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
28. 28.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 9012214606. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 901 221 4066 (b) 902 214 606 (c) 901 221 4606 (d) 901 221 14606
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, ice cream, mango, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMIK (b) KIML (c) IMLK (d) IKML
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
39. 39.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, ladder, whistle, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OWLM (b) MLWO (c) LMWO (d) LWOM

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