Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 657 · 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: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 700694317050. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7006 9431 77050 (b) 7006 9431 7050 (c) 7009 6431 7050 (d) 7009 4317 050
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, nest, lamp, ice cream, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NRLIM (b) NLIMR (c) MILNR (d) RNLIM
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, needle, fan? (a) Frogs Nine Inside (b) Nine Frogs Inside (c) Nine Inside Frogs (d) Inside Nine Frogs
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, monkey, ball? (a) Goats Mum Bakes (b) Bakes Mum Goats (c) Mum Goats Bakes (d) Mum Bakes Goats
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
13. 13.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, tomato, ice cream, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TAID (b) ATID (c) TIDA (d) DITA
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Mum All Jolly (b) All Mum Fly Jolly (c) Fly Jolly Mum All (d) Jolly Fly Mum All
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 246226505. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 246 226 505 (b) 462 265 05 (c) 246 262 505 (d) 246 622 6505
23. 23.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
26. 26.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 281205477101. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2812 0577 101 (b) 2812 0547 7101 (c) 2811 2054 77101 (d) 2812 5047 7101
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 123566219883. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1235 6621 9883 (b) 1223 5662 19883 (c) 1235 6612 9883 (d) 1235 6621 988
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, igloo, whistle, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UIWT (b) TWIU (c) IWTU (d) IUWT
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, lemon, tent? (a) Lazy Tiny Cook (b) Cook Lazy Tiny (c) Lazy Cook Tiny (d) Tiny Lazy Cook
32. 32.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, bucket, glass? (a) Goats Big Nine (b) Big Goats Nine (c) Nine Big Goats (d) Big Nine Goats
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, rope, mango? (a) Fly Rani Mum (b) Mum Rani Fly (c) Rani Fly Mum (d) Rani Mum Fly
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, cat, jug? (a) Jump Crazy All (b) All Crazy Jump (c) Crazy Jump All (d) Crazy All Jump
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, jalebi, tomato, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NTJF (b) FJTN (c) JTNF (d) JFTN
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 6315970918. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 631 570 918 (b) 631 597 9018 (c) 631 597 0918 (d) 663 159 70918
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 826216134647. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2862 1613 4647 (b) 8262 1613 4647 (c) 8262 1134 647 (d) 8262 2161 34647

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