Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 290 · 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.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
2. 2.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
4. 4.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 604024479719. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6040 2447 9791 (b) 6040 2447 9719 (c) 6040 2447 97199 (d) 6040 2447 971
6. 6.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Love Pink All (b) Love Every Pink All (c) Love Pink All Every (d) All Pink Love Every
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, umbrella, ice cream? (a) Uncle Ink Big (b) Ink Uncle Big (c) Big Uncle Ink (d) Uncle Big Ink
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
10. 10.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, inkpot, kite? (a) Ink Kids Pink (b) Pink Ink Kids (c) Ink Pink Kids (d) Kids Ink Pink
16. 16.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, pencil, orange? (a) Wise Pigs Owls (b) Pigs Owls Wise (c) Owls Pigs Wise (d) Pigs Wise Owls
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 380280764. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 380 280 76 (b) 380 280 7644 (c) 380 280 674 (d) 380 280 764
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, ant, whistle, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AWTJ (b) TWAJ (c) AJWT (d) JAWT
20. 20.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 1059582003. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 105 958 20003 (b) 105 958 2003 (c) 105 952 8003 (d) 105 952 003
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
25. 25.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 536179936132. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5367 9936 132 (b) 5361 7993 6132 (c) 5361 7993 61332 (d) 5361 9793 6132
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, pencil, kite, drum, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LPKDI (b) PKDIL (c) IDKPL (d) PLKDI
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, mirror, jug, lamp, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMJLD (b) MCJLD (c) MJLDC (d) DLJMC
32. 32.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Runs Lions Funny (b) Funny Lions Silly Runs (c) Silly Lions Funny Runs (d) Runs Silly Lions Funny
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 537327057. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 537 372 057 (b) 533 732 7057 (c) 537 327 057 (d) 537 270 57
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Green (b) Seven Wins Green (c) Green Wins Seven (d) Wins Green Seven
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
38. 38.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 220883029. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 220 883 029 (b) 208 830 29 (c) 220 838 029 (d) 220 883 3029
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, cat, nest, igloo, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGNIL (b) GCNIL (c) LINCG (d) CNILG

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