Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 505 · 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: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pigs All Eat (b) All Pigs Lazy Eat (c) Eat Lazy Pigs All (d) Lazy Eat Pigs All
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 764002701. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 764 002 2701 (b) 764 002 701 (c) 760 402 701 (d) 740 027 01
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Eight Silly Wins (b) Eight Silly Wins Neat (c) Wins Silly Eight Neat (d) Eight Neat Silly Wins
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
9. 9.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, flute, guava? (a) Jolly Frogs Grab (b) Frogs Grab Jolly (c) Frogs Jolly Grab (d) Grab Frogs Jolly
11. 11.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, nest, lamp? (a) Neat Lions Toys (b) Toys Neat Lions (c) Neat Toys Lions (d) Lions Neat Toys
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, tomato, pillow? (a) Toys Pigs Bunny (b) Pigs Toys Bunny (c) Toys Bunny Pigs (d) Bunny Toys Pigs
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
17. 17.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 5009250011. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 500 925 00111 (b) 500 925 011 (c) 500 925 0011 (d) 500 925 0101
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 428561949774. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4285 6194 9774 (b) 4428 5619 49774 (c) 4285 6194 977 (d) 4285 6914 9774
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.🔤 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
25. 25.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 701558538. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 701 555 838 (b) 701 558 538 (c) 701 558 5538 (d) 701 555 38
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wins Sing (b) Wins Sing Grab (c) Wins Grab Sing (d) Sing Wins Grab
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, goat, apple, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GADK (b) KGAD (c) DAGK (d) GKAD
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, frog, doll? (a) Funny Red Dogs (b) Funny Dogs Red (c) Dogs Funny Red (d) Red Funny Dogs
31. 31.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, sock, jug, banana, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBJSW (b) WSJBR (c) SJBRW (d) SWJBR
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) an acronym
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
35. 35.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Goats Silly (b) Silly Wet Goats (c) Goats Wet Silly (d) Wet Silly Goats
37. 37.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme

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