Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 876 · 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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
5. 5.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Goats Sing (b) Sing Wins Goats (c) Goats Wins Sing (d) Wins Sing Goats
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, key, monkey, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMRI (b) IKMR (c) RMKI (d) KIMR
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 9103495415. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 910 349 5145 (b) 910 349 54115 (c) 910 349 5415 (d) 910 345 415
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 6315069982. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 631 506 9982 (b) 635 069 982 (c) 631 056 9982 (d) 631 506 99822
11. 11.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 774502394. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 774 502 94 (b) 774 450 2394 (c) 774 502 934 (d) 774 502 394
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mice Fly Jolly (b) Jolly Fly Mice Aunty (c) Fly Mice Aunty Jolly (d) Fly Jolly Mice Aunty
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, ice cream, spoon? (a) Seven Ink Wins (b) Ink Seven Wins (c) Ink Wins Seven (d) Wins Ink Seven
17. 17.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wet Grab (b) Grab Wet Seven (c) Wet Grab Seven (d) Wet Seven Grab
19. 19.🧰 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
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cook Pink Cook (b) Cook Pink Cook Eat (c) Cook Eat Pink Cook (d) Eat Cook Cook Pink
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 5647058649. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 564 705 58649 (b) 564 708 5649 (c) 564 705 8649 (d) 564 705 849
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 791270025. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 799 127 0025 (b) 912 700 25 (c) 791 207 025 (d) 791 270 025
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 722177347. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 722 177 3477 (b) 722 177 47 (c) 722 173 747 (d) 722 177 347
27. 27.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wins Nine (b) Wins Sing Every Nine (c) Nine Every Sing Wins (d) Every Nine Sing Wins
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 684983196161. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6849 8319 6161 (b) 6849 8319 6116 (c) 6849 8316 161 (d) 6849 8331 96161
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
33. 33.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cook Pink Crazy (b) Cook Eight Pink Crazy (c) Crazy Pink Cook Eight (d) Cook Pink Crazy Eight
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, guava, bucket? (a) Goats Mum Big (b) Goats Big Mum (c) Big Goats Mum (d) Mum Goats Big
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, frog, mirror? (a) Funny Mice Jolly (b) Funny Jolly Mice (c) Mice Funny Jolly (d) Jolly Funny Mice
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, lemon, goat, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LBGA (b) BLGA (c) LGAB (d) AGLB
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence

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