Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 632 · 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: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
3. 3.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 498913589832. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4989 1589 832 (b) 4989 3158 9832 (c) 4989 1358 98322 (d) 4989 1358 9832
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
6. 6.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wins Seven (b) Wins Seven Grab (c) Seven Wins Grab (d) Wins Grab Seven
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 575801833780. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5750 1833 780 (b) 5758 0183 3780 (c) 5755 8018 33780 (d) 5758 0138 3780
11. 11.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, shoe, violin, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NVSC (b) SCVN (c) SVNC (d) CSVN
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 3955378196. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 395 537 78196 (b) 935 537 8196 (c) 395 537 8196 (d) 395 378 196
16. 16.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
18. 18.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 431507725. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 435 077 25 (b) 431 550 7725 (c) 431 507 725 (d) 341 507 725
21. 21.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
23. 23.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, van, parrot? (a) Very Ice Pink (b) Very Pink Ice (c) Pink Very Ice (d) Ice Very Pink
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, ladder, drum, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMDT (b) LDTM (c) MLDT (d) TDLM
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Goats (b) Seven Wins Goats (c) Wins Goats Seven (d) Goats Wins Seven
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 2216227117. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 221 622 1717 (b) 221 622 711 (c) 221 622 71177 (d) 221 622 7117
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, net, duck, van, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NDVRW (b) RVDNW (c) NWDVR (d) WNDVR
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
32. 32.🔤 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
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, drum, anchor? (a) Dogs Neat Ants (b) Neat Dogs Ants (c) Ants Dogs Neat (d) Dogs Ants Neat
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, flute, onion? (a) Frogs Only Jeeps (b) Frogs Jeeps Only (c) Only Frogs Jeeps (d) Jeeps Frogs Only
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mum Frogs Jump (b) Frogs Mum Ants Jump (c) Jump Frogs Mum Ants (d) Frogs Jump Mum Ants
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 799401107315. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7994 0107 315 (b) 7994 0110 3715 (c) 7994 0110 77315 (d) 7994 0110 7315
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, shoe, pencil, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CSPU (b) UPSC (c) SPUC (d) SCPU
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 815702825416. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8157 0282 25416 (b) 8157 0825 416 (c) 8157 0285 2416 (d) 8157 0282 5416
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lazy Seven Red (b) Seven Red Lazy Funny (c) Seven Lazy Funny Red (d) Red Seven Lazy Funny
40. 40.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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