Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 620 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Lazy Pink All (b) Lazy Every Pink All (c) Lazy Pink All Every (d) All Pink Lazy Every
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
4. 4.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, jalebi, ball, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBKF (b) KBJF (c) FJBK (d) JFBK
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
7. 7.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 8166889527. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 816 688 9527 (b) 816 688 99527 (c) 816 688 9257 (d) 816 889 527
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Eight Nine (b) Nine Eight Sing Wise (c) Eight Sing Wise Nine (d) Eight Nine Sing Wise
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
13. 13.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
16. 16.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
18. 18.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
20. 20.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jeeps Mice All (b) All Mice Fly Jeeps (c) Fly Mice All Jeeps (d) Jeeps Fly Mice All
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 296524891. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 269 524 891 (b) 296 524 891 (c) 296 552 4891 (d) 296 524 81
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, drum, needle, anchor, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DONAJ (b) DNAJO (c) JANDO (d) ODNAJ
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 251229019. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 252 290 19 (b) 215 229 019 (c) 251 229 0199 (d) 251 229 019
27. 27.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
30. 30.🧰 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
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 266505211. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 266 505 5211 (b) 266 505 121 (c) 266 052 11 (d) 266 505 211
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, key, coconut, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BKCR (b) KCRB (c) KBCR (d) RCKB
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 6027021888. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 602 702 188 (b) 600 270 21888 (c) 602 702 1888 (d) 602 702 8188
37. 37.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map

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