Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 740 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, glass, ladder, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FLGU (b) GLFU (c) UGLF (d) GULF
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 2811692414. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 821 169 2414 (b) 281 169 2414 (c) 281 169 24114 (d) 281 692 414
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny My Aunty Jolly (b) Jolly Funny My Aunty (c) Funny Jolly My Aunty (d) Aunty My Funny Jolly
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, monkey, violin, inkpot, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVIOR (b) OIVMR (c) MRVIO (d) RMVIO
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) WSG
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 169988805. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 169 898 805 (b) 169 988 805 (c) 169 988 8805 (d) 169 988 05
8. 8.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 821530860. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 821 530 806 (b) 821 530 80 (c) 821 530 860 (d) 821 530 8860
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 316874054. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 316 874 054 (b) 316 874 04 (c) 316 687 4054 (d) 316 874 045
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Silly Grab (b) Wins Grab Silly (c) Grab Wins Silly (d) Silly Wins Grab
16. 16.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a long story
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 2195220400. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 215 922 0400 (b) 219 522 0400 (c) 219 522 20400 (d) 215 220 400
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Sing Green (b) Wet Green Sing (c) Sing Wet Green (d) Green Wet Sing
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 221340665. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 212 340 665 (b) 221 340 665 (c) 221 340 65 (d) 221 340 0665
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, parrot, frog, coconut, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PGFCW (b) GPFCW (c) PFCWG (d) WCFPG
22. 22.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cook Play Cats (b) Cats Play Cook Every (c) Cook Every Play Cats (d) Cook Play Cats Every
24. 24.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 2666474830. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 266 647 4830 (b) 626 647 4830 (c) 266 647 48830 (d) 266 474 830
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 883923685. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 883 923 685 (b) 883 293 685 (c) 883 923 85 (d) 883 923 6685
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 985320180140. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9853 2018 00140 (b) 9853 2018 1040 (c) 9852 0180 140 (d) 9853 2018 0140
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, nest, tent? (a) Tiny Neat Ants (b) Neat Tiny Ants (c) Ants Neat Tiny (d) Neat Ants Tiny
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
36. 36.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 9058716958. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 905 871 6958 (b) 905 871 69558 (c) 058 716 958 (d) 905 871 6598
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 601646062025. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6601 6460 62025 (b) 6016 4606 2025 (c) 6106 4606 2025 (d) 6016 4602 025
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
40. 40.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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