Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 861 · 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: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
6. 6.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wet Nine (b) Every Nine Silly Wet (c) Nine Every Silly Wet (d) Wet Silly Every Nine
8. 8.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Every Pigs Ants (b) Ants Pigs Lazy Every (c) Lazy Pigs Ants Every (d) Every Lazy Pigs Ants
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 184970752923. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1884 9707 52923 (b) 1847 9075 2923 (c) 1849 7075 2923 (d) 1849 7752 923
12. 12.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, goat, spoon, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCSB (b) GSBC (c) CGSB (d) BSGC
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 4224215942. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 224 215 942 (b) 422 421 55942 (c) 422 421 5942 (d) 422 421 9542
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
17. 17.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, violin, jug? (a) Vines Jolly Wins (b) Wins Vines Jolly (c) Vines Wins Jolly (d) Jolly Vines Wins
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, jeep, mango? (a) Mice Jolly Nani (b) Jolly Mice Nani (c) Jolly Nani Mice (d) Nani Jolly Mice
22. 22.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Silly (b) Silly Wise Goats (c) Wise Goats Silly (d) Wise Silly Goats
24. 24.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 5900720707. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 590 072 0770 (b) 590 720 707 (c) 599 007 20707 (d) 590 072 0707
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 290088316. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 290 883 16 (b) 290 083 816 (c) 290 088 316 (d) 290 088 3316
27. 27.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
29. 29.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 711701364754. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7117 0013 64754 (b) 7117 0136 4754 (c) 7117 0316 4754 (d) 7117 0136 474
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mum All Jeeps (b) Jeeps Funny Mum All (c) All Mum Funny Jeeps (d) Funny Jeeps Mum All
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pigs All Every (b) All Pigs Lazy Every (c) Lazy Every Pigs All (d) Every Lazy Pigs All
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 555190465768. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5551 9046 57768 (b) 5551 9046 5768 (c) 5519 0465 768 (d) 5551 9046 7568
37. 37.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA

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