Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 768 · 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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 583785384. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 583 875 384 (b) 583 853 84 (c) 583 785 3884 (d) 583 785 384
4. 4.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, inkpot, watch, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IWTD (b) IDWT (c) TWID (d) DIWT
8. 8.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 477269016242. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4772 6906 1242 (b) 4772 6900 16242 (c) 4772 6901 6242 (d) 4772 6901 622
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cats Play Crazy (b) Cats Every Play Crazy (c) Crazy Play Cats Every (d) Cats Play Crazy Every
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 3261527172. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 236 152 7172 (b) 321 527 172 (c) 326 152 77172 (d) 326 152 7172
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 747841446. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 747 814 446 (b) 747 841 446 (c) 747 814 46 (d) 747 784 1446
16. 16.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 225404401. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 225 404 40 (b) 225 404 401 (c) 225 404 4001 (d) 225 404 041
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
19. 19.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, rose, parrot? (a) Rani Uncle Pigs (b) Pigs Rani Uncle (c) Uncle Rani Pigs (d) Rani Pigs Uncle
21. 21.🧰 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
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, flute, jug, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FBJP (b) FJPB (c) BFJP (d) PJFB
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cats Cats Pigs (b) Eight Cats Pigs Cats (c) Cats Eight Pigs Cats (d) Cats Pigs Cats Eight
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 651209267. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 652 109 267 (b) 651 209 67 (c) 651 209 267 (d) 651 209 2677
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nine Seven Wet (b) Wet Seven Every Nine (c) Every Seven Wet Nine (d) Nine Every Seven Wet
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lazy Funny Rani (b) Rani Silly Lazy Funny (c) Silly Rani Lazy Funny (d) Funny Lazy Silly Rani
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, lamp, pillow? (a) Lions Pink Vans (b) Pink Lions Vans (c) Lions Vans Pink (d) Vans Lions Pink
30. 30.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, vase, wallet, cat, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VWCLO (b) VOWCL (c) LCWVO (d) OVWCL
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Rani Sing Love Funny (b) Sing Rani Love Funny (c) Sing Love Funny Rani (d) Funny Love Sing Rani
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, nest, banana? (a) Runs Nani Bunny (b) Nani Bunny Runs (c) Nani Runs Bunny (d) Bunny Nani Runs
35. 35.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, guava, bucket, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGBN (b) NBGV (c) GBNV (d) GVBN

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