Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 939 · 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: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Seven Wise Nani (b) Eat Nani Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Eat Nani (d) Nani Eat Seven Wise
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, urn, tomato? (a) Tea Up Kites (b) Kites Up Tea (c) Up Kites Tea (d) Up Tea Kites
5. 5.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mum Fly Jump (b) Fly Jump Mum Ants (c) Fly Mum Ants Jump (d) Jump Fly Mum Ants
7. 7.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 665623157444. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6656 2317 444 (b) 6656 2315 7444 (c) 6656 2315 74444 (d) 6566 2315 7444
9. 9.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, guava, lamp, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLBV (b) GVLB (c) BLGV (d) VGLB
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 207700056. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 270 700 056 (b) 077 000 56 (c) 207 700 0556 (d) 207 700 056
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
13. 13.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
15. 15.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, radio, goat? (a) Grab Red Crazy (b) Red Grab Crazy (c) Red Crazy Grab (d) Crazy Red Grab
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, monkey, violin? (a) My Funny Vans (b) Funny My Vans (c) My Vans Funny (d) Vans My Funny
19. 19.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
21. 21.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Silly Eight Neat (b) Eight Neat Silly Wins (c) Neat Eight Silly Wins (d) Eight Silly Wins Neat
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 212074615. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 212 746 15 (b) 221 074 615 (c) 212 074 6615 (d) 212 074 615
25. 25.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, drum, igloo, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DBIK (b) BDIK (c) DIKB (d) KIDB
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, onion, flute? (a) Old Aunty Frogs (b) Frogs Old Aunty (c) Old Frogs Aunty (d) Aunty Old Frogs
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
32. 32.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
35. 35.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 799059512. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 779 905 9512 (b) 799 095 12 (c) 799 059 152 (d) 799 059 512
38. 38.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 777502410. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 777 502 410 (b) 775 024 10 (c) 777 750 2410 (d) 777 052 410
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme

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