Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 196 · 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: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 1504005253. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 150 400 523 (b) 150 400 55253 (c) 510 400 5253 (d) 150 400 5253
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a long story
6. 6.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 421092084. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 241 092 084 (b) 421 092 84 (c) 421 092 2084 (d) 421 092 084
8. 8.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 971825563. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 971 825 5663 (b) 971 825 563 (c) 971 825 63 (d) 917 825 563
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eat Lions Play All (b) Lions Eat Play All (c) All Play Lions Eat (d) Lions Play All Eat
13. 13.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, ant, orange, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MAOV (b) AOVM (c) VOAM (d) AMOV
16. 16.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 285050130004. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2850 5031 0004 (b) 2285 0501 30004 (c) 2850 5013 0004 (d) 2805 0130 004
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, umpire, jalebi? (a) Uncle Tea Jump (b) Uncle Jump Tea (c) Jump Uncle Tea (d) Tea Uncle Jump
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, radio, tent, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCTI (b) ITRC (c) RTIC (d) CRTI
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
23. 23.🔤 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
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, drum, ladder? (a) Dad Lions Up (b) Lions Dad Up (c) Dad Up Lions (d) Up Dad Lions
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, bucket, net, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BRNK (b) RBNK (c) KNBR (d) BNKR
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 494047535717. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4940 4573 5717 (b) 4944 7535 717 (c) 4940 4753 55717 (d) 4940 4753 5717
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
33. 33.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 9555626914. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 955 562 6194 (b) 955 562 26914 (c) 955 562 694 (d) 955 562 6914
35. 35.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, sock, kettle, umbrella, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SOKUM (b) SKUMO (c) OSKUM (d) MUKSO
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 1153689516. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 111 536 89516 (b) 113 689 516 (c) 115 369 8516 (d) 115 368 9516
39. 39.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA

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