Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 956 · 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 a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Every Silly Wise (b) Wise Silly Every Nani (c) Every Nani Silly Wise (d) Every Silly Wise Nani
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 4661821683. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 466 118 21683 (b) 461 682 1683 (c) 466 182 168 (d) 466 182 1683
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, duck, apple? (a) Dance Jolly Aunty (b) Aunty Dance Jolly (c) Jolly Dance Aunty (d) Dance Aunty Jolly
7. 7.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 884580246. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 884 850 246 (b) 884 580 26 (c) 884 558 0246 (d) 884 580 246
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Sing Eat Nani (b) Eat Nani Sing Wet (c) Eat Sing Wet Nani (d) Nani Eat Sing Wet
11. 11.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 679316176. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 697 316 176 (b) 679 316 176 (c) 679 361 76 (d) 679 331 6176
13. 13.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 2078585288. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 207 858 5288 (b) 200 785 85288 (c) 207 588 5288 (d) 278 585 288
15. 15.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cats Cats Pigs (b) Eat Cats Pigs Cats (c) Cats Eat Pigs Cats (d) Cats Pigs Cats Eat
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 275565719. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 275 565 719 (b) 275 567 519 (c) 275 565 71 (d) 275 565 5719
18. 18.🧰 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
19. 19.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, kite, violin, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKVI (b) KCVI (c) KVIC (d) IVKC
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, orange, fan? (a) Funny Old Seven (b) Old Seven Funny (c) Seven Old Funny (d) Old Funny Seven
23. 23.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) WSEN
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny My Ants Jeeps (b) Funny Jeeps My Ants (c) Jeeps Funny My Ants (d) Ants My Funny Jeeps
27. 27.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 129767912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 129 779 12 (b) 129 677 912 (c) 129 767 912 (d) 112 976 7912
29. 29.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 6016342670. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 601 634 270 (b) 601 634 6270 (c) 601 634 2670 (d) 660 163 42670
31. 31.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Grab (b) Grab Wins Seven (c) Wins Grab Seven (d) Seven Wins Grab
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, pencil, ball, vase, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GVBPI (b) PBVGI (c) PIBVG (d) IPBVG
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
35. 35.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wise Goats (b) Wise Sing Goats (c) Goats Wise Sing (d) Wise Goats Sing
37. 37.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 957722903932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9577 2203 932 (b) 9577 2290 39932 (c) 5977 2290 3932 (d) 9577 2290 3932
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 132728553710. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1327 2855 37100 (b) 1327 2855 3170 (c) 1327 2855 3710 (d) 1327 2553 710

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