Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 170 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, monkey, van, lamp, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MBVLJ (b) JLVMB (c) BMVLJ (d) MVLJB
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Seven Wise Nani (b) Wise Seven Every Nani (c) Nani Every Seven Wise (d) Every Nani Seven Wise
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
9. 9.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eight Play Cats (b) Cats Play Cook Eight (c) Eight Cook Play Cats (d) Cook Play Cats Eight
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, pencil, umbrella? (a) Up Play Aunty (b) Aunty Play Up (c) Play Up Aunty (d) Play Aunty Up
13. 13.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, owl, duck, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OADK (b) AODK (c) KDOA (d) ODKA
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 1596879912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 159 687 99912 (b) 159 879 912 (c) 159 687 9912 (d) 159 687 9192
17. 17.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, ladder, rope, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRLD (b) LDRF (c) LRFD (d) DLRF
20. 20.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) WGS
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 2254331651. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 225 433 1615 (b) 254 331 651 (c) 222 543 31651 (d) 225 433 1651
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 958238011. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 985 238 011 (b) 958 233 8011 (c) 958 238 01 (d) 958 238 011
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 685152729. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 685 152 729 (b) 685 152 72 (c) 685 115 2729 (d) 685 152 792
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, goat, spoon, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FGSI (b) ISGF (c) GSIF (d) GFSI
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 134690106500. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3146 9010 6500 (b) 1346 9010 600 (c) 1346 9010 6500 (d) 1346 9901 06500
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 6591295605. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 659 129 56005 (b) 659 125 9605 (c) 651 295 605 (d) 659 129 5605
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, doll, flute? (a) Frogs Dogs Grab (b) Grab Dogs Frogs (c) Dogs Grab Frogs (d) Dogs Frogs Grab
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, tiger, kettle? (a) Tiny Jump Kind (b) Jump Tiny Kind (c) Kind Tiny Jump (d) Tiny Kind Jump
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wins Neat (b) Wins Sing Every Neat (c) Every Neat Sing Wins (d) Neat Every Sing Wins
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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