Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 302 · 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: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 8871251579. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 887 125 5179 (b) 887 122 51579 (c) 887 125 1579 (d) 887 125 159
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
14. 14.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 309865595. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 309 865 5595 (b) 309 865 59 (c) 390 865 595 (d) 309 865 595
16. 16.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, pillow, kettle, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) APKR (b) PKRA (c) PAKR (d) RKPA
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 436544370. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 436 544 37 (b) 346 544 370 (c) 436 544 370 (d) 433 654 4370
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, tiger, shoe, guava, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TVSGW (b) WGSTV (c) TSGWV (d) VTSGW
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 111077730. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 111 077 730 (b) 111 077 30 (c) 110 177 730 (d) 111 107 7730
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, pencil, glass, coconut, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PGCUF (b) UCGPF (c) PFGCU (d) FPGCU
26. 26.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pigs Crazy Every (b) Every Crazy Pigs Cats (c) Crazy Pigs Cats Every (d) Crazy Every Pigs Cats
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 2158388033. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 218 538 8033 (b) 215 838 033 (c) 215 838 88033 (d) 215 838 8033
30. 30.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, anchor, bucket? (a) Seven Aunty Big (b) Big Aunty Seven (c) Aunty Seven Big (d) Aunty Big Seven
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, apple, violin, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVAJ (b) AJVR (c) AVRJ (d) JAVR
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, key, rose, candle, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KPRCF (b) FCRKP (c) PKRCF (d) KRCFP
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Rani Sing Lions Funny (b) Sing Lions Funny Rani (c) Funny Lions Sing Rani (d) Sing Rani Lions Funny
37. 37.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 919011534. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 919 011 1534 (b) 919 011 534 (c) 919 011 34 (d) 910 911 534
39. 39.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, van, fan? (a) Vans Dogs Funny (b) Funny Vans Dogs (c) Vans Funny Dogs (d) Dogs Vans Funny

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