Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 147 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, banana, lemon, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABLK (b) KLBA (c) BLKA (d) BALK
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
4. 4.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 6572778263. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 657 277 82263 (b) 657 277 8236 (c) 657 277 8263 (d) 657 278 263
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 726246926356. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2762 4692 6356 (b) 2624 6926 356 (c) 7262 4669 26356 (d) 7262 4692 6356
8. 8.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 2912648082. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 291 264 802 (b) 291 264 8028 (c) 291 264 8082 (d) 229 126 48082
11. 11.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
13. 13.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, bucket, umbrella? (a) Big Red Uncle (b) Big Uncle Red (c) Uncle Big Red (d) Red Big Uncle
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, parrot, ant? (a) Ants Pink Jolly (b) Pink Ants Jolly (c) Jolly Pink Ants (d) Pink Jolly Ants
16. 16.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, lamp, net? (a) Dance Lazy Nani (b) Lazy Nani Dance (c) Lazy Dance Nani (d) Nani Lazy Dance
23. 23.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, umpire, jug, radio, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UJRFC (b) UCJRF (c) CUJRF (d) FRJUC
25. 25.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — 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) Wet Green Sing (b) Wet Sing Green (c) Green Wet Sing (d) Sing Wet Green
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wise Goats (b) Goats Wise Sing (c) Wise Goats Sing (d) Wise Sing Goats
28. 28.🧰 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
29. 29.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 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
31. 31.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 150284336. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 150 028 4336 (b) 150 284 363 (c) 102 843 36 (d) 150 284 336
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, onion, tomato? (a) Funny Owls Tea (b) Owls Funny Tea (c) Tea Owls Funny (d) Owls Tea Funny
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wise Neat (b) Wise Silly Every Neat (c) Every Neat Silly Wise (d) Neat Every Silly Wise
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wins Seven (b) Seven Wins Green (c) Wins Seven Green (d) Wins Green Seven
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Sing Grab (b) Wet Grab Sing (c) Grab Wet Sing (d) Sing Wet Grab

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