Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 679 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, bucket, mango? (a) Cats Bunny Mum (b) Bunny Mum Cats (c) Bunny Cats Mum (d) Mum Bunny Cats
4. 4.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 449259174. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 449 259 174 (b) 492 591 74 (c) 449 259 147 (d) 449 259 1174
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, tomato, rose, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WTRI (b) IRTW (c) TWRI (d) TRIW
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, rose, mango, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WMRO (b) ROMW (c) ORMW (d) RMWO
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, drum, cat? (a) Vines Dance Cook (b) Cook Dance Vines (c) Dance Cook Vines (d) Dance Vines Cook
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 7429473531. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 742 974 3531 (b) 774 294 73531 (c) 742 947 3531 (d) 749 473 531
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 315210901. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 315 221 0901 (b) 315 210 901 (c) 315 219 01 (d) 351 210 901
15. 15.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 9511259429. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 951 129 5429 (b) 951 159 429 (c) 951 125 59429 (d) 951 125 9429
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 902341214. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 923 412 14 (b) 902 341 214 (c) 902 341 1214 (d) 092 341 214
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Play Lions Eat (b) Lions Play Aunty Eat (c) Eat Lions Play Aunty (d) Lions Eat Play Aunty
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wins Grab (b) Wins Sing Grab (c) Grab Wins Sing (d) Wins Grab Sing
21. 21.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
22. 22.🧰 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
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 371520929590. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3715 2092 95990 (b) 7152 0929 590 (c) 3715 2092 9590 (d) 3715 2092 9950
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Seven (b) Seven Wise Grab (c) Wise Seven Grab (d) Wise Grab Seven
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pink Cats Eat (b) Cats Eat Pink Cook (c) Cats Pink Cook Eat (d) Eat Cats Pink Cook
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, rope, tent, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRTF (b) RTFG (c) RGTF (d) FTRG
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Runs Love Fly (b) Seven Love Fly Runs (c) Fly Love Seven Runs (d) Runs Seven Love Fly
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wet Seven (b) Wet Seven Green (c) Seven Wet Green (d) Wet Green Seven
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 484632171061. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4846 3217 1061 (b) 4846 3217 106 (c) 4844 6321 71061 (d) 4846 2317 1061
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, jug, monkey? (a) Wise Jeeps My (b) Jeeps Wise My (c) My Jeeps Wise (d) Jeeps My Wise
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 531999371. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 351 999 371 (b) 531 999 9371 (c) 531 993 71 (d) 531 999 371
38. 38.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, onion, igloo, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KIOF (b) OFIK (c) OIKF (d) FOIK
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wise Green (b) Green Wise Silly (c) Wise Silly Green (d) Wise Green Silly

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students