Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 20 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Sing Goats (b) Wet Goats Sing (c) Sing Wet Goats (d) Goats Wet Sing
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, goat, watch? (a) Grab Vans Wise (b) Wise Grab Vans (c) Vans Grab Wise (d) Grab Wise Vans
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Mum Ants Jump (b) Fly Jump Mum Ants (c) Jump Fly Mum Ants (d) Ants Mum Fly Jump
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
7. 7.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Fly My All (b) Fly My All Jeeps (c) All My Fly Jeeps (d) Fly Jeeps My All
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
14. 14.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 587002528707. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5700 2528 707 (b) 5807 0252 8707 (c) 5870 0252 8707 (d) 5870 0252 87077
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, drum, whistle, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DLWV (b) LDWV (c) VWDL (d) DWVL
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 847942386. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 847 942 386 (b) 847 794 2386 (c) 847 924 386 (d) 847 942 86
20. 20.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, ball, net, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNMV (b) BVNM (c) VBNM (d) MNBV
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, doll, pillow, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPGV (b) VDPG (c) GPDV (d) DVPG
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, tiger, rose, candle, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FTRCV (b) TRCVF (c) TFRCV (d) VCRTF
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
28. 28.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, doll, shoe? (a) Dance Ants Sing (b) Sing Dance Ants (c) Ants Dance Sing (d) Dance Sing Ants
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, pillow, rope? (a) Pink Only Rani (b) Pink Rani Only (c) Only Pink Rani (d) Rani Pink Only
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lazy Sing Red (b) Sing Lazy Fly Red (c) Red Sing Lazy Fly (d) Sing Red Lazy Fly
33. 33.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cats Pigs Cook (b) Cats Pigs Cook Every (c) Cook Pigs Cats Every (d) Cats Every Pigs Cook
35. 35.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
36. 36.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) a mind map
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mice Funny Jolly (b) Funny Jolly Mice Ants (c) Jolly Funny Mice Ants (d) Funny Mice Ants Jolly
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 5447737013. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 554 477 37013 (b) 544 777 013 (c) 544 773 7031 (d) 544 773 7013
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 521317218056. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5213 1772 18056 (b) 5213 1721 8056 (c) 5213 1718 056 (d) 5123 1721 8056
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 580605451. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 580 605 451 (b) 580 060 5451 (c) 586 005 451 (d) 580 604 51

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