Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 188 · 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: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
3. 3.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, wallet, ant, duck, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WADFM (b) WMADF (c) MWADF (d) FDAWM
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, igloo, drum? (a) Ice Dogs Sing (b) Sing Ice Dogs (c) Ice Sing Dogs (d) Dogs Ice Sing
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 8717787001. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 817 778 7001 (b) 871 787 001 (c) 871 778 70001 (d) 871 778 7001
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 6769619019. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 676 961 99019 (b) 676 969 1019 (c) 676 961 909 (d) 676 961 9019
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, parrot, needle, onion, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UONPF (b) PNOUF (c) PFNOU (d) FPNOU
12. 12.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, sock, fan? (a) Silly Up Fly (b) Fly Silly Up (c) Silly Fly Up (d) Up Silly Fly
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Crazy Pink Cats (b) Crazy Eight Pink Cats (c) Crazy Pink Cats Eight (d) Cats Pink Crazy Eight
18. 18.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 293007796386. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2930 0779 6386 (b) 2930 0779 66386 (c) 2903 0779 6386 (d) 2930 0779 386
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, orange, monkey, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOMR (b) RMOU (c) OUMR (d) OMRU
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
24. 24.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 604588335751. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6004 5883 35751 (b) 6045 8833 5715 (c) 6045 8335 751 (d) 6045 8833 5751
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
28. 28.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 3840841071. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 384 084 41071 (b) 384 084 1071 (c) 384 084 171 (d) 384 084 0171
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, violin, cat, glass, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VCGBO (b) BGCVO (c) OVCGB (d) VOCGB
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, apple, parrot, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SPAF (b) APSF (c) AFPS (d) FAPS
34. 34.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, kite, monkey, coconut, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMCFI (b) FCMKI (c) KIMCF (d) IKMCF
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, radio, tomato? (a) Toys Rani Sing (b) Rani Toys Sing (c) Rani Sing Toys (d) Sing Rani Toys
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

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