Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 358 · 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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 232057221. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 232 205 7221 (b) 232 057 21 (c) 232 057 221 (d) 232 507 221
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 845031080. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 845 031 80 (b) 845 030 180 (c) 845 031 080 (d) 845 031 0080
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 551875878336. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5518 7587 3836 (b) 5518 7588 78336 (c) 5518 7587 836 (d) 5518 7587 8336
5. 5.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pink Crazy Eight (b) Eight Crazy Crazy Pink (c) Crazy Eight Pink Crazy (d) Eight Crazy Pink Crazy
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 747536561. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 747 536 61 (b) 747 536 5561 (c) 747 536 561 (d) 477 536 561
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 128501486687. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1285 0014 86687 (b) 1850 1486 687 (c) 1285 0148 6687 (d) 1285 0146 8687
12. 12.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cats Pigs Cats (b) Eight Cats Cats Pigs (c) Cats Pigs Cats Eight (d) Cats Eight Pigs Cats
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, banana, key, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBKF (b) BTKF (c) FKBT (d) BKFT
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
20. 20.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, apple, kite, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DKAV (b) AKDV (c) VAKD (d) AVKD
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 4539206444. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 453 992 06444 (b) 539 206 444 (c) 459 320 6444 (d) 453 920 6444
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
29. 29.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
30. 30.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Seven Eat Neat (b) Eat Seven Wins Neat (c) Eat Neat Seven Wins (d) Neat Eat Seven Wins
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, anchor, coconut? (a) Ants Crazy Vans (b) Crazy Ants Vans (c) Vans Ants Crazy (d) Ants Vans Crazy
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) ELPA
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 963909718. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 963 990 9718 (b) 969 097 18 (c) 963 909 718 (d) 969 309 718
37. 37.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 817397112384. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8173 9712 384 (b) 8173 9711 2384 (c) 8173 9712 1384 (d) 8173 9711 23844
39. 39.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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