Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 440 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 310654325088. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3106 5342 5088 (b) 3106 5432 5088 (c) 3106 5432 088 (d) 3106 5432 55088
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) WSG
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, umbrella, ice cream? (a) Ants Under Ice (b) Under Ice Ants (c) Ice Under Ants (d) Under Ants Ice
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
10. 10.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 123583815720. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1238 3815 720 (b) 1235 3881 5720 (c) 1235 8381 57200 (d) 1235 8381 5720
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
13. 13.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 8306484596. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 830 664 84596 (b) 830 648 459 (c) 836 048 4596 (d) 830 648 4596
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 982931656. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 982 931 6566 (b) 982 931 656 (c) 982 936 56 (d) 928 931 656
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, mango, guava? (a) Goats My Fly (b) Fly My Goats (c) My Goats Fly (d) My Fly Goats
23. 23.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
25. 25.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
27. 27.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
30. 30.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, umbrella, cat, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WUCR (b) UWCR (c) UCRW (d) RCUW
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — 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) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 382820675087. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3828 2206 75087 (b) 3828 2067 5087 (c) 3828 2607 5087 (d) 3828 2067 507
38. 38.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False

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