Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 30 · 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.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pigs Love Eight (b) Love Pigs All Eight (c) Eight Love Pigs All (d) Love Eight Pigs All
3. 3.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, frog, duck? (a) Fly Dad Bakes (b) Dad Fly Bakes (c) Fly Bakes Dad (d) Bakes Fly Dad
8. 8.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, owl, kite, jeep, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FJKOG (b) OGKJF (c) OKJFG (d) GOKJF
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
14. 14.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Silly (b) Wise Silly Goats (c) Wise Goats Silly (d) Silly Wise Goats
17. 17.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
18. 18.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 657499900. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 657 949 900 (b) 657 499 90 (c) 657 499 9900 (d) 657 499 900
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 563821448. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 563 382 1448 (b) 538 214 48 (c) 563 812 448 (d) 563 821 448
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 151062682310. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1510 6268 82310 (b) 1510 6268 2310 (c) 1510 6268 310 (d) 1150 6268 2310
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 521114532588. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5211 1455 32588 (b) 5211 1453 2588 (c) 5211 4532 588 (d) 5121 1453 2588
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 270502723452. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2770 5027 23452 (b) 2750 2723 452 (c) 2705 0227 3452 (d) 2705 0272 3452
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wet Silly (b) Wet Silly Grab (c) Wet Grab Silly (d) Silly Wet Grab
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, ball, vase, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVBG (b) BVMG (c) GBVM (d) BGVM
27. 27.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, violin, anchor, fan, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PFAVR (b) RVAFP (c) VRAFP (d) VAFPR
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, bucket, rope? (a) Big Rani Uncle (b) Big Uncle Rani (c) Uncle Big Rani (d) Rani Big Uncle
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wins Seven (b) Wins Seven Grab (c) Seven Wins Grab (d) Wins Grab Seven
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, owl, kite? (a) Kind Owls Jolly (b) Jolly Owls Kind (c) Owls Kind Jolly (d) Owls Jolly Kind
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, apple, fan, kettle, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABFKR (b) BAFKR (c) RKFAB (d) AFKRB
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Eat Nine (b) Eat Silly Wet Nine (c) Nine Eat Silly Wet (d) Eat Nine Silly Wet
39. 39.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence

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