Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 602 · 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.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, spoon, umbrella, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SUWJ (b) WUSJ (c) SJUW (d) JSUW
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Sing (b) Wise Grab Sing (c) Sing Wise Grab (d) Wise Sing Grab
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Silly Love Funny (b) Funny Love Silly Runs (c) Silly Runs Love Funny (d) Silly Love Funny Runs
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 856049724809. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8560 9724 809 (b) 8560 4977 24809 (c) 8560 4972 4809 (d) 8506 4972 4809
9. 9.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
11. 11.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 197432104. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 917 432 104 (b) 119 743 2104 (c) 197 432 104 (d) 197 432 10
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, tomato, spoon? (a) Tiny Silly Bunny (b) Tiny Bunny Silly (c) Silly Tiny Bunny (d) Bunny Tiny Silly
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, ice cream, tent? (a) Nine Ice Toys (b) Toys Ice Nine (c) Ice Nine Toys (d) Ice Toys Nine
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Play Love Eight (b) Eight Love Play Aunty (c) Love Play Aunty Eight (d) Love Eight Play Aunty
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 800787124. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 800 787 124 (b) 800 771 24 (c) 800 787 214 (d) 880 078 7124
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 738551990. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 738 551 990 (b) 378 551 990 (c) 738 551 9990 (d) 738 519 90
20. 20.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Sing Eight Nani (b) Eight Sing Wet Nani (c) Nani Eight Sing Wet (d) Eight Nani Sing Wet
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
23. 23.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 3345253178. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 335 253 178 (b) 334 552 3178 (c) 334 525 31778 (d) 334 525 3178
25. 25.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lions Frogs Rani (b) Rani Seven Lions Frogs (c) Frogs Lions Seven Rani (d) Seven Rani Lions Frogs
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 515454938635. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5514 5493 8635 (b) 5154 5938 635 (c) 5154 5493 38635 (d) 5154 5493 8635
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, pencil, jug? (a) Pink Mum Jolly (b) Mum Pink Jolly (c) Jolly Pink Mum (d) Pink Jolly Mum
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 9135151231. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 931 515 1231 (b) 913 515 123 (c) 913 511 51231 (d) 913 515 1231
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
37. 37.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
40. 40.🧰 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

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