Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 6 · 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: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, fan, watch? (a) Mice Funny Wise (b) Funny Wise Mice (c) Wise Funny Mice (d) Funny Mice Wise
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, ball, umpire, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DUBJ (b) BJUD (c) BUDJ (d) JBUD
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 290578909. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 290 578 990 (b) 290 578 09 (c) 299 057 8909 (d) 290 578 909
7. 7.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, mango, sock, jug, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MSJPA (b) AMSJP (c) MASJP (d) PJSMA
11. 11.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 885622792. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 888 562 2792 (b) 885 622 792 (c) 858 622 792 (d) 885 622 79
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, onion, anchor? (a) Only Kids All (b) Only All Kids (c) All Only Kids (d) Kids Only All
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 427187755395. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4271 8755 395 (b) 4271 8775 3595 (c) 4277 1877 55395 (d) 4271 8775 5395
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Silly Grab (b) Grab Wet Silly (c) Silly Wet Grab (d) Wet Grab Silly
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 213912188038. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2139 1218 8038 (b) 2139 2118 8038 (c) 2139 1218 038 (d) 2113 9121 88038
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, bucket, lemon, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FLBA (b) ABLF (c) BLFA (d) BALF
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
21. 21.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 187894303061. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1877 8943 03061 (b) 8789 4303 061 (c) 1788 9430 3061 (d) 1878 9430 3061
23. 23.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 700041364755. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7000 0413 64755 (b) 7004 1364 755 (c) 7000 4136 4755 (d) 7000 4136 7455
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
27. 27.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
28. 28.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a long story
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lazy Seven Runs (b) Seven Runs Lazy Fly (c) Runs Seven Lazy Fly (d) Seven Lazy Fly Runs
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 163444703. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 613 444 703 (b) 134 447 03 (c) 163 444 703 (d) 163 444 4703
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, nest, kite, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AKNW (b) NKAW (c) WNKA (d) NWKA
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, onion, anchor? (a) Ants Only Vans (b) Vans Only Ants (c) Only Vans Ants (d) Only Ants Vans
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 765822697. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 765 822 97 (b) 765 282 697 (c) 765 822 697 (d) 765 582 2697
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 747312068. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 744 731 2068 (b) 747 312 086 (c) 773 120 68 (d) 747 312 068
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 801055049. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 801 055 049 (b) 081 055 049 (c) 810 550 49 (d) 800 105 5049
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, coconut, tent? (a) Cats Neat Toys (b) Toys Cats Neat (c) Cats Toys Neat (d) Neat Cats Toys
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA

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