Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 15 · 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: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mice Fly Jump (b) Jump Fly Mice Ants (c) Fly Mice Ants Jump (d) Fly Jump Mice Ants
4. 4.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
9. 9.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
12. 12.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 947478727. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 947 747 8727 (b) 947 478 727 (c) 944 787 27 (d) 947 477 827
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
16. 16.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 469724215357. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4697 2415 357 (b) 4669 7242 15357 (c) 4697 2421 3557 (d) 4697 2421 5357
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 398320490125. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3938 2049 0125 (b) 3983 2049 01225 (c) 3983 2049 012 (d) 3983 2049 0125
19. 19.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 206034494. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 206 034 494 (b) 206 304 494 (c) 206 034 49 (d) 206 033 4494
21. 21.🧰 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
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, lamp, umpire, ant, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LJUAF (b) JLUAF (c) LUAFJ (d) FAULJ
25. 25.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
27. 27.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 7822876434. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 782 287 634 (b) 782 827 6434 (c) 782 228 76434 (d) 782 287 6434
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, lemon, igloo, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CILO (b) OLIC (c) LOIC (d) LICO
32. 32.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 982187501. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 982 218 7501 (b) 982 187 01 (c) 982 817 501 (d) 982 187 501
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
37. 37.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, spoon, igloo? (a) Ink Sing Jump (b) Sing Ink Jump (c) Sing Jump Ink (d) Jump Sing Ink
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 940014076. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 940 014 07 (b) 940 014 0076 (c) 940 014 076 (d) 940 014 067

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