Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 460 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) APLE
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 531643199523. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5316 4319 923 (b) 5316 4319 95523 (c) 5316 4139 9523 (d) 5316 4319 9523
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 919178114. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 911 978 114 (b) 919 178 14 (c) 991 917 8114 (d) 919 178 114
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 892662177. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 892 662 177 (b) 892 661 77 (c) 892 662 2177 (d) 892 662 717
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 180919323979. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1800 9193 23979 (b) 1809 9323 979 (c) 1801 9932 3979 (d) 1809 1932 3979
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, anchor, ladder? (a) Ants Jump Lions (b) Ants Lions Jump (c) Jump Ants Lions (d) Lions Ants Jump
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 956504177. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 956 504 177 (b) 955 604 177 (c) 956 041 77 (d) 956 650 4177
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a long story
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wet Silly (b) Silly Wet Goats (c) Wet Silly Goats (d) Wet Goats Silly
17. 17.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 759082459. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 759 082 459 (b) 759 088 2459 (c) 750 982 459 (d) 590 824 59
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, urn, lemon? (a) Up Lazy Bunny (b) Up Bunny Lazy (c) Bunny Up Lazy (d) Lazy Up Bunny
22. 22.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, net, urn? (a) Neat Toys Uncle (b) Uncle Neat Toys (c) Neat Uncle Toys (d) Toys Neat Uncle
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, inkpot, van, mango, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IVMAP (b) IPVMA (c) PIVMA (d) AMVIP
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, apple, owl, glass, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOGDT (b) DGOAT (c) ATOGD (d) TAOGD
28. 28.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 3806071328. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 388 060 71328 (b) 380 607 1238 (c) 306 071 328 (d) 380 607 1328
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 7413252731. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 741 325 2731 (b) 741 132 52731 (c) 743 252 731 (d) 741 325 2371
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
35. 35.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, mango, ice cream? (a) Ice Mice Bakes (b) Bakes Mice Ice (c) Mice Ice Bakes (d) Mice Bakes Ice
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, mirror, watch? (a) My Big Wins (b) Wins My Big (c) My Wins Big (d) Big My Wins
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, radio, vase? (a) Seven Rani Vines (b) Vines Rani Seven (c) Rani Seven Vines (d) Rani Vines Seven
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA

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