Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 521 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, bucket, ice cream, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNIV (b) VIBN (c) NBIV (d) BIVN
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, mango, frog, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MAFW (b) MFWA (c) AMFW (d) WFMA
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, kettle, parrot, candle, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GKPCA (b) ACPKG (c) KGPCA (d) KPCAG
7. 7.🧰 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
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) NESW
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 248885098. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 248 888 5098 (b) 488 850 98 (c) 284 885 098 (d) 248 885 098
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, ladder, jeep, sock, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FSJLA (b) ALJSF (c) LAJSF (d) LJSFA
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 2180171258. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 218 011 7258 (b) 218 017 158 (c) 218 017 1258 (d) 218 001 71258
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
15. 15.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
16. 16.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 564774736. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 564 774 7336 (b) 567 747 36 (c) 564 774 736 (d) 564 774 763
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, fan, rope? (a) Red Frogs All (b) Frogs All Red (c) Frogs Red All (d) All Frogs Red
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 511019191. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 511 001 9191 (b) 511 091 91 (c) 511 019 191 (d) 511 019 119
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
26. 26.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 502938098. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 502 938 098 (b) 550 293 8098 (c) 529 380 98 (d) 502 938 908
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 2666083065. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 266 608 306 (b) 266 608 3065 (c) 266 603 8065 (d) 266 660 83065
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 704158612526. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7041 1586 12526 (b) 7041 8561 2526 (c) 7041 5861 2526 (d) 7041 5861 252
33. 33.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
34. 34.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
36. 36.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
37. 37.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Grab (b) Grab Wise Seven (c) Seven Wise Grab (d) Wise Grab Seven
40. 40.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False

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