Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 260 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, duck, owl? (a) Pink Dogs Old (b) Old Dogs Pink (c) Dogs Pink Old (d) Dogs Old Pink
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, anchor, sock, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ASPK (b) KASP (c) AKSP (d) PSAK
4. 4.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
9. 9.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 9587820589. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 987 820 589 (b) 985 782 0589 (c) 958 782 0589 (d) 958 782 05889
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 386511649. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 386 511 6499 (b) 386 516 49 (c) 386 511 649 (d) 836 511 649
15. 15.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 6828749139. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 628 874 9139 (b) 682 874 9139 (c) 682 874 91339 (d) 682 874 939
19. 19.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All My Funny Jolly (b) Jolly Funny My All (c) Funny My All Jolly (d) Funny Jolly My All
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Cats Eight (b) Cats Play Cook Eight (c) Eight Cats Play Cook (d) Cats Eight Play Cook
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 901519571. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 901 519 51 (b) 901 519 571 (c) 901 159 571 (d) 901 519 9571
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eight Lazy Pink All (b) Lazy Pink All Eight (c) Lazy Eight Pink All (d) All Pink Lazy Eight
29. 29.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) chunking
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 171193971004. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1171 1939 71004 (b) 1711 9391 004 (c) 1711 9397 1004 (d) 1711 9397 1040
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 874821242529. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8748 2122 4529 (b) 8748 2124 252 (c) 8748 2124 2529 (d) 8748 2212 42529
33. 33.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, key, urn, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BKUD (b) DUKB (c) KUDB (d) KBUD
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 9876715545. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 987 671 5455 (b) 876 715 545 (c) 987 671 55445 (d) 987 671 5545
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 436419766. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 436 417 66 (b) 436 419 766 (c) 436 419 7766 (d) 436 149 766
40. 40.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map

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