Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 246 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, owl, sock, jalebi, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FJSOT (b) OTSJF (c) TOSJF (d) OSJFT
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 208113408557. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2011 3408 557 (b) 2208 1134 08557 (c) 2081 1340 8557 (d) 2081 1304 8557
5. 5.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
7. 7.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, spoon, vase? (a) Seven Very Aunty (b) Very Seven Aunty (c) Seven Aunty Very (d) Aunty Seven Very
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 641081120. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 610 811 20 (b) 641 081 120 (c) 641 081 210 (d) 641 008 1120
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 181336099. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 181 336 099 (b) 181 360 99 (c) 183 136 099 (d) 181 336 6099
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 232283942238. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2322 8342 238 (b) 2322 2839 42238 (c) 2322 8394 2238 (d) 2322 8394 2328
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cats Cats Pink (b) Cats Pink Cats Every (c) Cats Every Pink Cats (d) Every Cats Pink Cats
15. 15.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Sing (b) Wise Grab Sing (c) Wise Sing Grab (d) Sing Wise Grab
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, watch, flute, inkpot, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFITV (b) VWFIT (c) WVFIT (d) TIFWV
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, key, ladder, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KALD (b) KLDA (c) DLKA (d) AKLD
21. 21.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 130001979. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 113 000 1979 (b) 130 009 179 (c) 130 001 97 (d) 130 001 979
23. 23.🔤 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
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, apple, mango? (a) All Mum Dogs (b) All Dogs Mum (c) Mum All Dogs (d) Dogs All Mum
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, net, whistle? (a) Nani Kids Wise (b) Wise Nani Kids (c) Nani Wise Kids (d) Kids Nani Wise
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 798811184417. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7981 8118 4417 (b) 7988 1118 447 (c) 7988 8111 84417 (d) 7988 1118 4417
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
30. 30.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, guava, banana? (a) Goats Ice Bakes (b) Goats Bakes Ice (c) Ice Goats Bakes (d) Bakes Goats Ice
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 7114810391. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 711 480 391 (b) 771 148 10391 (c) 711 481 0931 (d) 711 481 0391
38. 38.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
39. 39.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, nest, pencil, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RPNW (b) NPRW (c) NWPR (d) WNPR

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