Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 544 · 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 are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, igloo, apple, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAIP (b) IAGP (c) IPAG (d) PIAG
3. 3.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
8. 8.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, drum, ice cream? (a) Mice Dad Ice (b) Ice Dad Mice (c) Dad Ice Mice (d) Dad Mice Ice
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 250871207. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 250 817 207 (b) 250 087 1207 (c) 250 871 27 (d) 250 871 207
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, kettle, fan, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFBP (b) PKFB (c) KPFB (d) BFKP
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, pillow, banana, sock, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJBSA (b) PBSAJ (c) ASBPJ (d) JPBSA
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 811161847. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 811 166 1847 (b) 811 161 847 (c) 811 118 47 (d) 811 161 874
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, fan, shoe, cat, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFSCA (b) ACSFV (c) FVSCA (d) FSCAV
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, vase, nest? (a) Nine Vans Goats (b) Goats Vans Nine (c) Vans Goats Nine (d) Vans Nine Goats
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 7342000323. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 734 200 0323 (b) 374 200 0323 (c) 734 200 323 (d) 773 420 00323
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, goat, owl, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GOVW (b) VOGW (c) GWOV (d) WGOV
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, tiger, lemon, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TLOA (b) ATLO (c) TALO (d) OLTA
27. 27.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, lemon, whistle? (a) Lazy Wins Dance (b) Lazy Dance Wins (c) Dance Lazy Wins (d) Wins Lazy Dance
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 677816931. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 678 716 931 (b) 677 816 9931 (c) 678 169 31 (d) 677 816 931
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, jalebi, shoe? (a) Jolly Sing Toys (b) Jolly Toys Sing (c) Toys Jolly Sing (d) Sing Jolly Toys
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 2510511592. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 250 511 592 (b) 251 105 11592 (c) 251 051 1592 (d) 215 051 1592
35. 35.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 991740929. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 917 409 29 (b) 991 740 299 (c) 991 740 929 (d) 991 774 0929
37. 37.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Red Love Funny (b) Sing Love Funny Red (c) Red Sing Love Funny (d) Funny Love Sing Red
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, umbrella, needle? (a) Nine Uncle Very (b) Very Uncle Nine (c) Uncle Very Nine (d) Uncle Nine Very
40. 40.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True

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