Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 50 · 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: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
4. 4.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 6488422076. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 648 842 22076 (b) 684 842 2076 (c) 648 842 2076 (d) 488 422 076
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, wallet, radio? (a) Wise Kind Red (b) Red Wise Kind (c) Kind Wise Red (d) Wise Red Kind
7. 7.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 2602021474. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 262 021 474 (b) 260 202 14774 (c) 260 202 1474 (d) 260 022 1474
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
10. 10.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) chunking
11. 11.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 519175348. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 519 157 348 (b) 519 175 3348 (c) 519 175 348 (d) 519 175 34
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
14. 14.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, frog, tent, spoon, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FTSAK (b) KFTSA (c) FKTSA (d) ASTFK
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 9114353748. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 191 435 3748 (b) 911 435 37748 (c) 911 453 748 (d) 911 435 3748
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Eat Sing Wise (b) Wise Sing Eat Nani (c) Eat Nani Sing Wise (d) Eat Sing Wise Nani
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, rope, mango? (a) Mice Red Grab (b) Red Grab Mice (c) Red Mice Grab (d) Grab Red Mice
23. 23.🧰 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
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 165853032466. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1568 5303 2466 (b) 1658 5303 2466 (c) 1658 3032 466 (d) 1658 5303 24666
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 227910578. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 227 910 587 (b) 227 910 0578 (c) 279 105 78 (d) 227 910 578
26. 26.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) GWS
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, doll, glass? (a) Dad Cats Grab (b) Cats Dad Grab (c) Grab Dad Cats (d) Dad Grab Cats
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly My All Jolly (b) All My Fly Jolly (c) Fly Jolly My All (d) Jolly Fly My All
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, guava, van? (a) Vines Goats Mice (b) Goats Vines Mice (c) Mice Goats Vines (d) Goats Mice Vines
37. 37.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, key, ladder, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KJLP (b) KLPJ (c) PLKJ (d) JKLP
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 459546104. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 495 461 04 (b) 459 546 1004 (c) 495 546 104 (d) 459 546 104
40. 40.🧰 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

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