Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 887 · 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 acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 297490726361. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2794 9072 6361 (b) 9749 0726 361 (c) 2297 4907 26361 (d) 2974 9072 6361
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
6. 6.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 3651973719. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 365 973 719 (b) 365 197 73719 (c) 365 197 3719 (d) 635 197 3719
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Rani Lions Frogs (b) Frogs Lions Silly Rani (c) Rani Silly Lions Frogs (d) Silly Lions Frogs Rani
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Play Lions Every (b) Lions Every Play Aunty (c) Lions Play Aunty Every (d) Every Lions Play Aunty
11. 11.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 319792140045. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3917 9214 0045 (b) 3197 9214 0045 (c) 3197 9214 004 (d) 3197 7921 40045
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, umbrella, owl? (a) Under Kites Old (b) Old Under Kites (c) Kites Under Old (d) Under Old Kites
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, watch, jalebi, net, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AWJNM (b) WJNMA (c) MNJWA (d) WAJNM
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Neat Seven Wise (b) Neat Every Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Every Neat (d) Every Seven Wise Neat
16. 16.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, sock, jalebi, violin, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSJVT (b) SJVTR (c) TVJSR (d) SRJVT
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 6956022198. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 695 062 2198 (b) 695 602 2198 (c) 695 660 22198 (d) 656 022 198
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 6120787680. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 612 078 76800 (b) 610 278 7680 (c) 612 077 680 (d) 612 078 7680
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
22. 22.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Neat Sing Wise (b) Eight Sing Wise Neat (c) Neat Eight Sing Wise (d) Wise Sing Eight Neat
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 827828994399. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8278 2899 44399 (b) 8278 2899 4399 (c) 8278 2994 399 (d) 8728 2899 4399
26. 26.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 3250954502. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 325 095 4502 (b) 325 095 4520 (c) 325 009 54502 (d) 325 054 502
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Seven Lions Fly (b) Seven Runs Lions Fly (c) Seven Lions Fly Runs (d) Fly Lions Seven Runs
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wise Grab (b) Grab Wise Silly (c) Wise Silly Grab (d) Wise Grab Silly
31. 31.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
33. 33.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 4519467552. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 451 946 77552 (b) 451 946 7552 (c) 451 496 7552 (d) 419 467 552
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, ice cream, watch? (a) Wins Ice Red (b) Ice Red Wins (c) Ice Wins Red (d) Red Ice Wins
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, duck, coconut? (a) Dogs Crazy Vans (b) Dogs Vans Crazy (c) Crazy Dogs Vans (d) Vans Dogs Crazy
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 565600235094. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5656 0023 5094 (b) 5656 0203 5094 (c) 5656 0022 35094 (d) 5656 0023 509
38. 38.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, rose, cat, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCGW (b) GCRW (c) WRCG (d) RWCG

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