Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 790 · 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: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, igloo, jalebi? (a) Inside Ants Jolly (b) Ants Inside Jolly (c) Inside Jolly Ants (d) Jolly Inside Ants
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 432495788. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 432 497 88 (b) 443 249 5788 (c) 342 495 788 (d) 432 495 788
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 410405744767. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4040 5744 767 (b) 1404 0574 4767 (c) 4104 0574 44767 (d) 4104 0574 4767
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, fan, coconut, parrot, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCPUW (b) UPCFW (c) FWCPU (d) WFCPU
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mum Ants Jolly (b) Funny Jolly Mum Ants (c) Ants Mum Funny Jolly (d) Jolly Funny Mum Ants
13. 13.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, flute, orange? (a) Kids Frogs Old (b) Frogs Kids Old (c) Frogs Old Kids (d) Old Frogs Kids
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, jug, key? (a) Jolly Kind Pink (b) Pink Jolly Kind (c) Kind Jolly Pink (d) Jolly Pink Kind
16. 16.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, bucket, whistle, sock, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CSWBR (b) BRWSC (c) BWSCR (d) RBWSC
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, orange, lamp? (a) Only Lazy Uncle (b) Lazy Only Uncle (c) Uncle Only Lazy (d) Only Uncle Lazy
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 179851923100. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1798 5192 3100 (b) 7985 1923 100 (c) 1798 5129 3100 (d) 1798 8519 23100
21. 21.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Fly My All (b) Fly Jolly My All (c) All My Fly Jolly (d) Fly My All Jolly
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nine Every Sing Wins (b) Every Nine Sing Wins (c) Every Sing Wins Nine (d) Wins Sing Every Nine
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eight Pink Cats (b) Cats Pink Crazy Eight (c) Crazy Pink Cats Eight (d) Eight Crazy Pink Cats
30. 30.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 7659206336. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 765 920 6336 (b) 765 920 336 (c) 765 920 66336 (d) 756 920 6336
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 1741532082. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 174 153 2082 (b) 174 415 32082 (c) 174 153 2028 (d) 141 532 082
33. 33.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
35. 35.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 692236215744. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9622 3621 5744 (b) 6922 3662 15744 (c) 6922 3621 744 (d) 6922 3621 5744
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, guava, umbrella? (a) Funny Green Up (b) Up Green Funny (c) Green Up Funny (d) Green Funny Up
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, drum, candle, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DCBO (b) ODCB (c) DOCB (d) BCDO

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