Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 87 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 318762573. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 138 762 573 (b) 318 876 2573 (c) 387 625 73 (d) 318 762 573
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
3. 3.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
7. 7.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 824671263635. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8246 7126 3635 (b) 8244 6712 63635 (c) 8246 7126 3365 (d) 8467 1263 635
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, cat, goat? (a) Crazy Goats Play (b) Crazy Play Goats (c) Play Crazy Goats (d) Goats Crazy Play
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Play Love Eat (b) Love Play Ants Eat (c) Love Eat Play Ants (d) Eat Love Play Ants
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, doll, wallet? (a) Wise Dogs Inside (b) Inside Dogs Wise (c) Dogs Inside Wise (d) Dogs Wise Inside
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, igloo, orange? (a) Only Inside Pink (b) Inside Only Pink (c) Inside Pink Only (d) Pink Inside Only
16. 16.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, shoe, van? (a) Sing Runs Very (b) Very Sing Runs (c) Sing Very Runs (d) Runs Sing Very
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 819925957. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 811 992 5957 (b) 891 925 957 (c) 819 259 57 (d) 819 925 957
21. 21.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, anchor, bucket? (a) Ants Bakes Jeeps (b) Bakes Ants Jeeps (c) Ants Jeeps Bakes (d) Jeeps Ants Bakes
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, tomato, net? (a) Tiny Play Neat (b) Play Tiny Neat (c) Neat Tiny Play (d) Tiny Neat Play
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Crazy Play Cook (b) Crazy Every Play Cook (c) Cook Play Crazy Every (d) Crazy Play Cook Every
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 629413063. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 629 413 63 (b) 662 941 3063 (c) 629 413 063 (d) 629 143 063
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Frogs Mice All (b) All Mice Frogs Jolly (c) Frogs Mice All Jolly (d) Frogs Jolly Mice All
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 1026085329. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 126 085 329 (b) 102 608 53329 (c) 102 608 5329 (d) 102 608 3529
29. 29.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 9720913077. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 972 091 3077 (b) 972 091 30777 (c) 972 093 077 (d) 927 091 3077
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, inkpot, lamp, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILWO (b) IOLW (c) WLIO (d) OILW
33. 33.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, radio, shoe, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSTK (b) TSRK (c) KRST (d) RKST
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) SWG
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, watch, shoe, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WTSK (b) TWSK (c) WSKT (d) KSWT
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wet Green (b) Wet Sing Green (c) Green Wet Sing (d) Wet Green Sing
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 798252398. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 782 523 98 (b) 799 825 2398 (c) 798 522 398 (d) 798 252 398
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Lazy Funny (b) Seven Lazy Funny Rani (c) Rani Seven Lazy Funny (d) Funny Lazy Seven Rani
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) LPAE

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