Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 582 · 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) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
2. 2.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, coconut, ball, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICBT (b) CBTI (c) TBCI (d) CIBT
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
6. 6.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, ball, apple? (a) Bunny All Toys (b) Bunny Toys All (c) Toys Bunny All (d) All Bunny Toys
10. 10.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
13. 13.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
14. 14.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 196081194. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 169 081 194 (b) 196 081 194 (c) 119 608 1194 (d) 196 811 94
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 136244983. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 136 244 938 (b) 136 244 9983 (c) 136 244 83 (d) 136 244 983
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, monkey, tomato, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MLTG (b) GTML (c) LMTG (d) MTGL
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, ladder, owl? (a) Love Pink Owls (b) Love Owls Pink (c) Pink Love Owls (d) Owls Love Pink
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 164958816147. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6495 8816 147 (b) 1649 8581 6147 (c) 1649 5881 6147 (d) 1649 5588 16147
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
23. 23.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) chunking
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, ball, coconut, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCBV (b) VBCJ (c) BVCJ (d) BCJV
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 923292558. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 923 292 58 (b) 923 292 558 (c) 923 295 258 (d) 923 292 2558
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Lazy Pigs All (b) Lazy Pigs All Every (c) Lazy Every Pigs All (d) All Pigs Lazy Every
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, mango, frog? (a) My Sing Fly (b) Sing My Fly (c) Fly My Sing (d) My Fly Sing
29. 29.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 5682237174. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 568 223 7147 (b) 568 223 7174 (c) 568 222 37174 (d) 568 223 774
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 900932265955. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 0909 3226 5955 (b) 9009 3226 595 (c) 9009 3322 65955 (d) 9009 3226 5955
32. 32.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, banana, tomato, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BTPD (b) DBTP (c) PTBD (d) BDTP
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 613258301. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 613 258 3301 (b) 132 583 01 (c) 612 358 301 (d) 613 258 301
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Play Lions Eat (b) Lions Eat Play Ants (c) Lions Play Ants Eat (d) Eat Lions Play Ants
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 108650311673. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1086 5031 173 (b) 1086 5031 6173 (c) 1086 5031 1673 (d) 1086 6503 11673
38. 38.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, kettle, umbrella, frog, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKUFM (b) MFUKT (c) KUFMT (d) KTUFM
40. 40.🔤 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

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