Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 766 · 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) Sing Wins Grab (b) Wins Grab Sing (c) Wins Sing Grab (d) Grab Wins Sing
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, guava, ball? (a) Pink Grab Bunny (b) Grab Bunny Pink (c) Grab Pink Bunny (d) Bunny Grab Pink
6. 6.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 334766210715. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3347 6622 10715 (b) 3437 6621 0715 (c) 3347 6210 715 (d) 3347 6621 0715
13. 13.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, tiger, nest? (a) Tea Kites Nine (b) Nine Tea Kites (c) Tea Nine Kites (d) Kites Tea Nine
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, apple, lamp? (a) Lazy Aunty Inside (b) Aunty Inside Lazy (c) Inside Aunty Lazy (d) Aunty Lazy Inside
18. 18.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Eight Play Aunty (b) Lazy Play Aunty Eight (c) Eight Lazy Play Aunty (d) Aunty Play Lazy Eight
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 200211053. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 200 110 53 (b) 200 211 503 (c) 200 211 053 (d) 220 021 1053
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, banana, jalebi, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJNC (b) CBJN (c) NJBC (d) BCJN
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, bucket, frog, jeep, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BFJNL (b) LBFJN (c) BLFJN (d) NJFBL
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 300257907. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 300 257 907 (b) 300 257 07 (c) 300 257 970 (d) 300 257 9077
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
27. 27.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, sock, coconut? (a) Cook Sing Vans (b) Sing Vans Cook (c) Sing Cook Vans (d) Vans Sing Cook
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 8763514580. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 876 351 5480 (b) 876 314 580 (c) 876 351 14580 (d) 876 351 4580
31. 31.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
33. 33.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
34. 34.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 728641775. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 728 617 75 (b) 728 614 775 (c) 728 641 7755 (d) 728 641 775
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 2529784624. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 252 784 624 (b) 252 978 4624 (c) 252 978 46224 (d) 252 987 4624
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, van, sock? (a) Vans Silly Frogs (b) Frogs Vans Silly (c) Silly Vans Frogs (d) Vans Frogs Silly
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC

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