Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 965 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 321393417. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 313 934 17 (b) 322 139 3417 (c) 323 193 417 (d) 321 393 417
3. 3.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
4. 4.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, shoe, mirror, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMSR (b) RSMC (c) SRMC (d) SMCR
9. 9.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, rose, cat? (a) Red Lazy Crazy (b) Red Crazy Lazy (c) Lazy Red Crazy (d) Crazy Red Lazy
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, doll, sock? (a) Dogs Bakes Seven (b) Bakes Dogs Seven (c) Dogs Seven Bakes (d) Seven Dogs Bakes
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, glass, lemon? (a) Grab Lazy Rani (b) Lazy Grab Rani (c) Rani Grab Lazy (d) Grab Rani Lazy
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
16. 16.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Sing Wise Nine (b) Wise Sing Eight Nine (c) Nine Eight Sing Wise (d) Eight Nine Sing Wise
20. 20.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 891113813448. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8191 1381 3448 (b) 9111 3813 448 (c) 8911 1381 3448 (d) 8911 1381 34448
26. 26.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
28. 28.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wins Goats (b) Goats Wins Seven (c) Wins Goats Seven (d) Wins Seven Goats
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 745771053309. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7457 7105 3309 (b) 7547 7105 3309 (c) 7457 1053 309 (d) 7457 7110 53309
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 514457109672. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5144 5711 09672 (b) 5144 5710 972 (c) 1544 5710 9672 (d) 5144 5710 9672
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 214026177615. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2140 2617 7651 (b) 2144 0261 77615 (c) 1402 6177 615 (d) 2140 2617 7615
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, tiger, ice cream, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TINJ (b) TJIN (c) NITJ (d) JTIN
38. 38.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
39. 39.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 2343074549. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 234 307 45449 (b) 234 074 549 (c) 234 307 4549 (d) 234 307 4459

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