Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 250 · 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 acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, drum, guava? (a) Grab Dogs Wet (b) Dogs Wet Grab (c) Dogs Grab Wet (d) Wet Dogs Grab
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 3067178158. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 307 617 8158 (b) 306 717 8158 (c) 306 671 78158 (d) 306 717 858
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, rope, kite, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LRKC (b) RLKC (c) CKRL (d) RKCL
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, radio, tent? (a) Toys Rani Big (b) Rani Big Toys (c) Rani Toys Big (d) Big Rani Toys
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 477104670533. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4771 0467 0533 (b) 4771 0467 05533 (c) 4771 0467 053 (d) 4771 0467 0353
12. 12.✏️ 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
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 921055672. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 920 155 672 (b) 910 556 72 (c) 921 055 672 (d) 992 105 5672
14. 14.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, kite, owl? (a) Crazy Kind Only (b) Kind Crazy Only (c) Kind Only Crazy (d) Only Kind Crazy
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Goats Sing (b) Goats Wise Sing (c) Sing Wise Goats (d) Wise Sing Goats
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
19. 19.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, sock, umpire? (a) Fly Silly Uncle (b) Silly Fly Uncle (c) Uncle Silly Fly (d) Silly Uncle Fly
21. 21.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 719292611967. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7192 9261 967 (b) 7192 9266 11967 (c) 7192 9261 1967 (d) 7912 9261 1967
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 2618168781. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 261 816 878 (b) 261 816 8781 (c) 226 181 68781 (d) 216 816 8781
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 914966739. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 919 466 739 (b) 914 966 73 (c) 914 966 739 (d) 991 496 6739
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 717300722817. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7173 0072 2817 (b) 7173 0722 817 (c) 7173 0072 8217 (d) 7177 3007 22817
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, candle, ladder, glass, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLGWA (b) CALGW (c) WGLCA (d) ACLGW
29. 29.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, kettle, pillow? (a) Pigs Kids Vines (b) Kids Pigs Vines (c) Vines Kids Pigs (d) Kids Vines Pigs
32. 32.🧰 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
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
34. 34.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, radio, jug, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RJFK (b) KRJF (c) FJRK (d) RKJF
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Seven Lazy Frogs (b) Seven Runs Lazy Frogs (c) Frogs Lazy Seven Runs (d) Seven Lazy Frogs Runs
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 697536140. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 697 536 140 (b) 697 563 140 (c) 669 753 6140 (d) 697 531 40
38. 38.🧰 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
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, lemon, owl, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LTOJ (b) LOJT (c) TLOJ (d) JOLT
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 196883625. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 968 836 25 (b) 196 883 625 (c) 196 883 652 (d) 196 883 3625

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