Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 767 · 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 acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 424706994018. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4247 0699 4018 (b) 4247 0699 40118 (c) 4247 0694 018 (d) 4247 0699 4108
3. 3.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, watch, ball, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WBKA (b) WABK (c) AWBK (d) KBWA
5. 5.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
6. 6.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
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 parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 313548708. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 331 354 8708 (b) 135 487 08 (c) 313 548 078 (d) 313 548 708
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 849572224371. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8495 7222 4371 (b) 8495 7222 371 (c) 8459 7222 4371 (d) 8495 7222 43771
13. 13.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 639809003455. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6398 0900 34555 (b) 6398 0900 3455 (c) 6938 0900 3455 (d) 6380 9003 455
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, pillow, radio? (a) Rani Play Only (b) Only Play Rani (c) Play Rani Only (d) Play Only Rani
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pigs Cats Every (b) Every Crazy Pigs Cats (c) Crazy Every Pigs Cats (d) Cats Pigs Crazy Every
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 995320464. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 995 320 446 (b) 995 320 0464 (c) 995 320 464 (d) 995 204 64
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 714358470980. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1743 5847 0980 (b) 7143 5847 0980 (c) 7143 5847 090 (d) 7143 5847 09880
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Play Crazy Eat (b) Crazy Play Cats Eat (c) Crazy Eat Play Cats (d) Eat Crazy Play Cats
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, van, drum, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVDR (b) VUDR (c) RDVU (d) VDRU
22. 22.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) chunking
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, candle, tomato, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBTM (b) CTMB (c) MTCB (d) BCTM
25. 25.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, van, lemon? (a) Vans Lazy All (b) Lazy Vans All (c) Vans All Lazy (d) All Vans Lazy
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Seven Every Neat (b) Every Seven Wins Neat (c) Neat Every Seven Wins (d) Every Neat Seven Wins
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 407667608557. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4076 6760 8557 (b) 4076 7660 8557 (c) 4076 6760 857 (d) 4076 6766 08557
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 804711652. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 804 116 52 (b) 804 716 152 (c) 800 471 1652 (d) 804 711 652
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs My Ants Jolly (b) Frogs Jolly My Ants (c) Ants My Frogs Jolly (d) Jolly Frogs My Ants
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, candle, parrot, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GPCK (b) KCPG (c) CKPG (d) CPGK
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 163332396. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 163 332 369 (b) 133 323 96 (c) 163 332 396 (d) 163 332 3996
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 779399582. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 779 399 582 (b) 779 399 9582 (c) 779 399 528 (d) 779 399 58
39. 39.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True

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