Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 483 · 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: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) WGS
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 928661845. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 928 661 1845 (b) 982 661 845 (c) 928 661 845 (d) 928 618 45
8. 8.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
10. 10.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 924802849. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 948 028 49 (b) 942 802 849 (c) 924 802 849 (d) 924 880 2849
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, umbrella, tiger? (a) Up Seven Tea (b) Seven Up Tea (c) Up Tea Seven (d) Tea Up Seven
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
17. 17.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Lazy Funny (b) Rani Seven Lazy Funny (c) Seven Lazy Funny Rani (d) Funny Lazy Seven Rani
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, whistle, doll? (a) Dogs Wise Jump (b) Wise Dogs Jump (c) Wise Jump Dogs (d) Jump Wise Dogs
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 5716328944. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 571 632 8944 (b) 571 362 8944 (c) 516 328 944 (d) 571 632 88944
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, pillow, vase, watch, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PCVWR (b) PVWRC (c) CPVWR (d) RWVPC
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Green Seven (b) Seven Wet Green (c) Wet Seven Green (d) Green Wet Seven
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 399022926867. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3990 2229 6867 (b) 3902 2926 867 (c) 3990 2292 6867 (d) 3990 2299 26867
30. 30.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 815358679365. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8535 8679 365 (b) 8153 3586 79365 (c) 1853 5867 9365 (d) 8153 5867 9365
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
33. 33.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, anchor, pencil? (a) All Pink Big (b) Big All Pink (c) Pink All Big (d) All Big Pink
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 277248467. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 277 244 67 (b) 727 248 467 (c) 277 724 8467 (d) 277 248 467
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 3192238757. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 319 223 8577 (b) 319 223 8757 (c) 311 922 38757 (d) 319 223 875
38. 38.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) a mind map
39. 39.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN

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