Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 292 · 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 times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, cat, igloo, pencil, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGIPV (b) VPICG (c) CIPVG (d) GCIPV
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, tiger, watch? (a) Wins Toys Silly (b) Toys Wins Silly (c) Toys Silly Wins (d) Silly Toys Wins
9. 9.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) ESWN
11. 11.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 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
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
14. 14.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
16. 16.✏️ 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
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
20. 20.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, orange, mango? (a) Mum Owls Under (b) Owls Under Mum (c) Owls Mum Under (d) Under Owls Mum
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, monkey, goat? (a) Mum Goats Sing (b) Sing Mum Goats (c) Mum Sing Goats (d) Goats Mum Sing
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jolly Mice Ants (b) Ants Mice Frogs Jolly (c) Frogs Mice Ants Jolly (d) Jolly Frogs Mice Ants
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 4618268763. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 461 826 863 (b) 461 826 7863 (c) 461 882 68763 (d) 461 826 8763
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 985694876. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 985 648 76 (b) 985 694 8776 (c) 985 694 876 (d) 985 964 876
26. 26.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a long story
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, monkey, cat, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PCMV (b) MVCP (c) VMCP (d) MCPV
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, drum, goat? (a) Dance Goats Cook (b) Dance Cook Goats (c) Cook Dance Goats (d) Goats Dance Cook
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 9424158410. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 942 415 8401 (b) 942 415 8410 (c) 942 415 84110 (d) 942 415 841
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, banana, lemon, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLBR (b) BLSR (c) RBLS (d) BRLS
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 4908580611. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 490 858 0611 (b) 490 858 011 (c) 409 858 0611 (d) 490 085 80611
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 740202471. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 740 202 47 (b) 740 202 471 (c) 740 200 2471 (d) 740 202 417
35. 35.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 5249098583. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 524 900 98583 (b) 524 909 8583 (c) 524 908 583 (d) 542 909 8583
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 9741989568. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 974 198 9568 (b) 971 498 9568 (c) 974 198 568 (d) 974 419 89568
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, ladder, duck? (a) Dad Love Nine (b) Love Dad Nine (c) Love Nine Dad (d) Nine Love Dad
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 172180747. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 712 180 747 (b) 172 188 0747 (c) 172 180 747 (d) 172 187 47

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