Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 791 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Rani Lions Fly (b) Sing Lions Fly Rani (c) Fly Lions Sing Rani (d) Rani Sing Lions Fly
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Green (b) Wins Green Seven (c) Seven Wins Green (d) Green Wins Seven
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All Mice Fly Jolly (b) Fly Jolly Mice All (c) Fly Mice All Jolly (d) Jolly Fly Mice All
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
9. 9.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, urn, owl, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUOI (b) UFOI (c) IOUF (d) UOIF
11. 11.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jolly Mice Ants (b) Ants Mice Fly Jolly (c) Jolly Fly Mice Ants (d) Fly Mice Ants Jolly
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 1875265188. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 187 525 188 (b) 187 526 51888 (c) 187 526 1588 (d) 187 526 5188
14. 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
18. 18.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
19. 19.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, ice cream, sock, lemon, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BISLF (b) ISLFB (c) IBSLF (d) FLSIB
21. 21.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, orange, pencil, van, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVPOJ (b) OJPVR (c) JOPVR (d) OPVRJ
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, parrot, igloo? (a) Ink Pink Wet (b) Pink Ink Wet (c) Wet Pink Ink (d) Pink Wet Ink
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 670956318497. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6709 5638 1497 (b) 6709 9563 18497 (c) 6709 5631 8497 (d) 6095 6318 497
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 731695630. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 731 696 30 (b) 731 699 5630 (c) 731 695 630 (d) 731 695 360
30. 30.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) WGS
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 424141086150. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4424 1410 86150 (b) 4241 4108 6510 (c) 4241 4108 615 (d) 4241 4108 6150
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Fly Mum All (b) Fly Mum All Jeeps (c) Fly Jeeps Mum All (d) All Mum Fly Jeeps
34. 34.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
37. 37.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 1063109673. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 160 310 9673 (b) 106 319 673 (c) 100 631 09673 (d) 106 310 9673

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