Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 836 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔤 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
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 8653521883. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 865 335 21883 (b) 865 521 883 (c) 865 351 2883 (d) 865 352 1883
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 9038271586. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 900 382 71586 (b) 908 271 586 (c) 903 827 1586 (d) 930 827 1586
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Love Silly Runs (b) Silly Love Funny Runs (c) Runs Silly Love Funny (d) Silly Runs Love Funny
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 454288087. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 454 288 0887 (b) 454 288 087 (c) 454 288 87 (d) 452 488 087
7. 7.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
8. 8.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 1371590346. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 137 159 0346 (b) 137 150 346 (c) 137 159 3046 (d) 133 715 90346
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
14. 14.🧰 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
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 124269648116. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1226 9648 116 (b) 1242 6964 8116 (c) 1242 6964 8161 (d) 1242 6964 81116
16. 16.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Play Cats Eight (b) Cats Eight Play Cats (c) Eight Cats Cats Play (d) Eight Cats Play Cats
19. 19.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 657701958958. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6577 0195 8958 (b) 6577 0019 58958 (c) 6577 0159 8958 (d) 6577 0195 858
21. 21.🧰 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
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 900427798. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 900 427 789 (b) 004 277 98 (c) 900 042 7798 (d) 900 427 798
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 931708809271. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9317 0808 9271 (b) 9317 0880 92771 (c) 9317 0880 971 (d) 9317 0880 9271
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
25. 25.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, candle, monkey? (a) Funny Cats My (b) My Cats Funny (c) Cats My Funny (d) Cats Funny My
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, watch, parrot, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CWPR (b) WCPR (c) WPRC (d) RPWC
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 347115771. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 341 715 771 (b) 347 115 771 (c) 347 157 71 (d) 347 115 5771
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eat Play Crazy (b) Cook Play Crazy Eat (c) Eat Cook Play Crazy (d) Crazy Play Cook Eat
30. 30.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, needle, rope, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRNI (b) NIRG (c) INRG (d) NRGI
32. 32.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Grab (b) Wise Grab Seven (c) Seven Wise Grab (d) Grab Wise Seven
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Red Lazy Fly (b) Fly Lazy Seven Red (c) Seven Lazy Fly Red (d) Red Seven Lazy Fly
35. 35.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 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
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, monkey, ball, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMBU (b) UBMC (c) MBUC (d) MCBU
39. 39.🔤 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
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 957246876. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 957 724 6876 (b) 972 468 76 (c) 957 246 876 (d) 957 264 876

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