Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 120 · 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 acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
2. 2.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eat Lazy Pigs Aunty (b) Aunty Pigs Lazy Eat (c) Lazy Eat Pigs Aunty (d) Lazy Pigs Aunty Eat
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, rose, key, shoe, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TRKSM (b) RKSMT (c) MSKRT (d) RTKSM
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jump Fly Mum Ants (b) Fly Mum Ants Jump (c) Fly Jump Mum Ants (d) Ants Mum Fly Jump
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, igloo, rose? (a) Dogs Ice Runs (b) Runs Ice Dogs (c) Ice Dogs Runs (d) Ice Runs Dogs
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, lemon, mango, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NLMB (b) LMBN (c) BMLN (d) LNMB
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eight Pigs Cats (b) Cats Pigs Cats Eight (c) Eight Cats Pigs Cats (d) Eight Cats Cats Pigs
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 196192050. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 196 192 2050 (b) 196 192 00 (c) 196 192 005 (d) 196 192 050
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
14. 14.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 676768033852. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6767 6803 38522 (b) 6767 6803 385 (c) 7667 6803 3852 (d) 6767 6803 3852
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, igloo, coconut? (a) Cook Inside Seven (b) Inside Cook Seven (c) Inside Seven Cook (d) Seven Inside Cook
19. 19.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, key, umpire, coconut, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KUCBP (b) KPUCB (c) BCUKP (d) PKUCB
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) LEPA
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 271562300044. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2715 6230 0044 (b) 2711 5623 00044 (c) 2715 6200 044 (d) 2715 6203 0044
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 190916068. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 199 016 068 (b) 909 160 68 (c) 190 916 068 (d) 190 916 6068
25. 25.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Green Seven (b) Seven Wise Green (c) Green Wise Seven (d) Wise Seven Green
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, onion, rope? (a) Play Owls Runs (b) Owls Runs Play (c) Owls Play Runs (d) Runs Owls Play
28. 28.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, pencil, ladder? (a) Play Inside Love (b) Inside Play Love (c) Love Play Inside (d) Play Love Inside
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 550607410. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 556 007 410 (b) 555 060 7410 (c) 550 607 410 (d) 550 074 10
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 274464832. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 274 464 832 (b) 274 468 432 (c) 277 446 4832 (d) 244 648 32
33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 713213105. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 712 313 105 (b) 713 321 3105 (c) 713 131 05 (d) 713 213 105
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, onion, tomato? (a) Owls Jump Toys (b) Toys Owls Jump (c) Jump Owls Toys (d) Owls Toys Jump
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, jeep, key, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKVF (b) JFKV (c) FJKV (d) VKJF
39. 39.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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