Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 341 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
3. 3.🔤 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
4. 4.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 480482290299. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4840 8229 0299 (b) 4804 8229 0299 (c) 4880 4822 90299 (d) 4804 8229 099
6. 6.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Green (b) Wise Green Silly (c) Green Wise Silly (d) Silly Wise Green
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, owl, shoe, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONSB (b) OSBN (c) BSON (d) NOSB
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 4893199882. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 493 199 882 (b) 489 319 9882 (c) 489 311 99882 (d) 498 319 9882
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, sock, anchor, urn, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VUASW (b) SAUVW (c) WSAUV (d) SWAUV
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) SWG
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, drum, lamp, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLDO (b) DLCO (c) ODLC (d) DOLC
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 2126037875. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 212 603 7875 (b) 212 603 78755 (c) 212 603 875 (d) 212 603 7857
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Green Sing (b) Green Wise Sing (c) Sing Wise Green (d) Wise Sing Green
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Silly Wise Nani (b) Nani Eat Silly Wise (c) Wise Silly Eat Nani (d) Eat Nani Silly Wise
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, urn, jug, ant, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UJAIR (b) RUJAI (c) URJAI (d) IAJUR
20. 20.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, jalebi, banana, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBGL (b) LJBG (c) GBJL (d) JLBG
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, coconut, watch, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGWB (b) BWCG (c) CWBG (d) GCWB
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 892635147802. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8926 3514 802 (b) 8296 3514 7802 (c) 8926 3514 47802 (d) 8926 3514 7802
28. 28.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Neat Seven Wise (b) Every Seven Wise Neat (c) Neat Every Seven Wise (d) Wise Seven Every Neat
32. 32.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
33. 33.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, radio, drum? (a) Dad Red Fly (b) Red Dad Fly (c) Red Fly Dad (d) Fly Red Dad
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, fan, duck, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFDA (b) FDAV (c) ADFV (d) FVDA
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
39. 39.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym

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