Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 974 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
3. 3.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, rose, violin? (a) Very Red Crazy (b) Red Very Crazy (c) Crazy Red Very (d) Red Crazy Very
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, spoon, banana? (a) Big Silly Under (b) Under Silly Big (c) Silly Under Big (d) Silly Big Under
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Seven Wise Nine (b) Eat Nine Seven Wise (c) Nine Eat Seven Wise (d) Wise Seven Eat Nine
9. 9.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, cat, fan, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CRFG (b) GFCR (c) CFGR (d) RCFG
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, parrot, orange, monkey, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PUOMS (b) UPOMS (c) SMOPU (d) POMSU
13. 13.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 182271435494. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1822 7143 54944 (b) 1822 7143 494 (c) 1822 7143 5494 (d) 1822 1743 5494
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 9774657549. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 974 657 549 (b) 977 465 7549 (c) 977 467 5549 (d) 977 465 77549
18. 18.🧰 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
19. 19.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
20. 20.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, rose, shoe, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRSA (b) ASRF (c) RFSA (d) RSAF
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 915640644909. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9156 4064 49099 (b) 1956 4064 4909 (c) 1564 0644 909 (d) 9156 4064 4909
26. 26.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 2978720182. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 297 872 0182 (b) 297 787 20182 (c) 297 872 182 (d) 279 872 0182
28. 28.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Love Funny Rani (b) Silly Rani Love Funny (c) Rani Silly Love Funny (d) Funny Love Silly Rani
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, drum, igloo? (a) Wise Dogs Ice (b) Dogs Wise Ice (c) Ice Dogs Wise (d) Dogs Ice Wise
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Sing Wise Nani (b) Nani Eight Sing Wise (c) Eight Nani Sing Wise (d) Wise Sing Eight Nani
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, key, urn, monkey, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFUMR (b) KUMRF (c) FKUMR (d) RMUKF
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 298023660. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 298 032 660 (b) 298 036 60 (c) 298 023 660 (d) 298 023 6660
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 291616820. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 291 616 820 (b) 291 616 8820 (c) 291 166 820 (d) 916 168 20
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, key, rose? (a) Kites Play Red (b) Kites Red Play (c) Play Kites Red (d) Red Kites Play
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 259427869. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 259 442 7869 (b) 259 427 86 (c) 259 427 869 (d) 529 427 869
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pink Cats Eat (b) Cats Pink Crazy Eat (c) Crazy Eat Pink Cats (d) Eat Crazy Pink Cats
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, jeep, fan? (a) Jeeps Cook Frogs (b) Frogs Jeeps Cook (c) Jeeps Frogs Cook (d) Cook Jeeps Frogs

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