Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 75 · 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: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
5. 5.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 221340287. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 223 140 287 (b) 221 402 87 (c) 221 340 2877 (d) 221 340 287
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 5899841082. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 859 984 1082 (b) 589 998 41082 (c) 589 984 1082 (d) 589 981 082
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 2929279711. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 292 927 9711 (b) 292 929 711 (c) 292 927 97111 (d) 292 927 7911
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 5053135579. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 550 313 5579 (b) 505 335 579 (c) 505 531 35579 (d) 505 313 5579
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Crazy Pigs Cook (b) Crazy Pigs Cook Eat (c) Crazy Eat Pigs Cook (d) Cook Pigs Crazy Eat
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 316051928701. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3160 5192 870 (b) 3116 0519 28701 (c) 3160 5192 8701 (d) 3165 0192 8701
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cats Pink Cats (b) Cats Every Pink Cats (c) Cats Pink Cats Every (d) Every Cats Cats Pink
14. 14.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a long story
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, ant, lamp? (a) Wins Ants Lions (b) Lions Ants Wins (c) Ants Wins Lions (d) Ants Lions Wins
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, frog, owl? (a) Owls Funny Silly (b) Silly Funny Owls (c) Funny Silly Owls (d) Funny Owls Silly
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eight Lazy Pigs Aunty (b) Lazy Pigs Aunty Eight (c) Lazy Eight Pigs Aunty (d) Aunty Pigs Lazy Eight
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, sock, umpire? (a) Rani Seven Up (b) Seven Up Rani (c) Seven Rani Up (d) Up Seven Rani
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 581646893471. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5816 4689 3471 (b) 5816 4698 3471 (c) 5814 6893 471 (d) 5816 4689 34471
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, jalebi, spoon, flute, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFSJC (b) JSFVC (c) JCSFV (d) CJSFV
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.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cats Cats Pink (b) Cats Pink Cats Eat (c) Eat Cats Pink Cats (d) Cats Eat Pink Cats
28. 28.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
30. 30.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 2656880329. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 256 880 329 (b) 265 688 0329 (c) 265 688 03299 (d) 625 688 0329
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, drum, radio, spoon, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ODRSI (b) ISRDO (c) DORSI (d) DRSIO
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, tiger, igloo? (a) Tiny Ice Frogs (b) Frogs Tiny Ice (c) Ice Tiny Frogs (d) Tiny Frogs Ice
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, watch, drum, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LDWF (b) WFDL (c) WDLF (d) FWDL
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
36. 36.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, tiger, mango, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMTI (b) TIML (c) TMLI (d) ITML
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, ant, lemon, tiger, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FALTG (b) AFLTG (c) ALTGF (d) GTLAF
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wins Goats (b) Wins Goats Seven (c) Wins Seven Goats (d) Goats Wins Seven

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