Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 989 · 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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 183854312291. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1838 5431 229 (b) 1838 4531 2291 (c) 1183 8543 12291 (d) 1838 5431 2291
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Red Lazy Funny (b) Red Sing Lazy Funny (c) Funny Lazy Sing Red (d) Sing Lazy Funny Red
7. 7.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) date chunks
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wins Grab (b) Grab Wins Sing (c) Wins Grab Sing (d) Wins Sing Grab
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, pillow, onion? (a) Play Kites Owls (b) Play Owls Kites (c) Owls Play Kites (d) Kites Play Owls
13. 13.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, umpire, frog? (a) Uncle Pigs Fly (b) Uncle Fly Pigs (c) Fly Uncle Pigs (d) Pigs Uncle Fly
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
16. 16.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, lemon, orange? (a) Love Play Only (b) Play Love Only (c) Love Only Play (d) Only Love Play
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, frog, tiger? (a) Fly Toys Crazy (b) Fly Crazy Toys (c) Crazy Fly Toys (d) Toys Fly Crazy
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cats Pigs Cook (b) Cats Eat Pigs Cook (c) Cats Pigs Cook Eat (d) Cook Pigs Cats Eat
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 1111982896. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 111 982 896 (b) 111 198 28996 (c) 111 918 2896 (d) 111 198 2896
22. 22.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, mirror, doll, jug, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VMDJB (b) MDJBV (c) BJDMV (d) MVDJB
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wise Goats (b) Goats Wise Seven (c) Wise Seven Goats (d) Wise Goats Seven
25. 25.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 200005905. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 200 059 05 (b) 200 005 9905 (c) 200 005 905 (d) 200 050 905
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 6664807257. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 666 480 7257 (b) 664 807 257 (c) 666 487 0257 (d) 666 480 72577
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) GWS
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nine Eight Seven Wins (b) Eight Nine Seven Wins (c) Wins Seven Eight Nine (d) Eight Seven Wins Nine
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 4253731856. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 425 373 1856 (b) 425 733 1856 (c) 425 373 18556 (d) 453 731 856
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
33. 33.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 254872248. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 254 872 2488 (b) 248 722 48 (c) 254 872 248 (d) 524 872 248
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, jalebi, vase, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJVB (b) JDVB (c) BVJD (d) JVBD
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Neat Seven Wins (b) Wins Seven Every Neat (c) Neat Every Seven Wins (d) Every Seven Wins Neat
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, rose, flute? (a) Frogs Rani Aunty (b) Aunty Rani Frogs (c) Rani Aunty Frogs (d) Rani Frogs Aunty

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