Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 253 · 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 planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 5253625932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 525 362 55932 (b) 525 325 932 (c) 525 362 5932 (d) 523 562 5932
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Red Silly Love Funny (b) Silly Love Funny Red (c) Funny Love Silly Red (d) Silly Red Love Funny
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 8184559735. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 818 459 735 (b) 818 455 9375 (c) 818 455 97355 (d) 818 455 9735
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 299527554729. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2995 2575 4729 (b) 2995 2755 54729 (c) 2995 2755 4729 (d) 2995 2754 729
11. 11.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mum Fly Jolly (b) Fly Jolly Mum Aunty (c) Fly Mum Aunty Jolly (d) Jolly Fly Mum Aunty
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) SWG
14. 14.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 606606529047. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6060 6529 047 (b) 6066 0652 9047 (c) 6066 6065 29047 (d) 0666 0652 9047
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 231880428480. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2318 8042 84480 (b) 2318 8042 8480 (c) 2318 0428 480 (d) 2318 0842 8480
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 420969447947. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4209 6944 7974 (b) 4209 6944 7947 (c) 4209 6944 79477 (d) 4209 6944 797
20. 20.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 104285595. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 104 285 559 (b) 102 855 95 (c) 100 428 5595 (d) 104 285 595
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, orange, apple, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OAFV (b) FAOV (c) OVAF (d) VOAF
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 921832563. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 921 832 56 (b) 921 823 563 (c) 921 832 563 (d) 921 883 2563
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
25. 25.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, igloo, kettle, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKIW (b) IKCW (c) IWKC (d) WIKC
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, orange, rope, urn, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OARUF (b) ORUFA (c) FUROA (d) AORUF
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, key, wallet, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKWO (b) KWOJ (c) KJWO (d) OWKJ
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Seven Green (b) Wet Green Seven (c) Seven Wet Green (d) Green Wet Seven
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 542200212. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 542 202 12 (b) 542 200 212 (c) 542 020 212 (d) 554 220 0212
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, net, coconut? (a) Crazy Nine Wet (b) Wet Nine Crazy (c) Nine Crazy Wet (d) Nine Wet Crazy
35. 35.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, tomato, mirror, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ITMG (b) TMGI (c) GMTI (d) TIMG
37. 37.🔤 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
38. 38.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, pillow, mango, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NPMI (b) IMPN (c) PMIN (d) PNMI

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