Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 706 · 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: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eat Lions Pink Aunty (b) Aunty Pink Lions Eat (c) Lions Pink Aunty Eat (d) Lions Eat Pink Aunty
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, rope, frog? (a) Red Fly Vines (b) Fly Red Vines (c) Vines Red Fly (d) Red Vines Fly
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Silly Grab (b) Grab Wins Silly (c) Wins Grab Silly (d) Silly Wins Grab
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
13. 13.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, glass, mango? (a) Goats Mice Uncle (b) Uncle Goats Mice (c) Mice Goats Uncle (d) Goats Uncle Mice
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
17. 17.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 850597271647. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8505 7271 647 (b) 8505 7927 1647 (c) 8505 9727 1647 (d) 8505 5972 71647
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lions Frogs Runs (b) Frogs Lions Seven Runs (c) Runs Seven Lions Frogs (d) Seven Runs Lions Frogs
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 914202412. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 911 420 2412 (b) 914 202 412 (c) 914 024 12 (d) 914 022 412
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, fan, pencil? (a) Fly Play Kind (b) Play Fly Kind (c) Kind Fly Play (d) Fly Kind Play
23. 23.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
25. 25.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 781230567586. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7812 3056 7856 (b) 7812 3056 758 (c) 7812 3056 7586 (d) 7811 2305 67586
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, guava, violin, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVGJ (b) GVKJ (c) GJVK (d) JGVK
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 343394755470. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3433 9475 5407 (b) 3433 9475 5470 (c) 3439 4755 470 (d) 3433 9475 55470
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mice Fly Jump (b) Jump Fly Mice Ants (c) Fly Jump Mice Ants (d) Fly Mice Ants Jump
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
32. 32.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
34. 34.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, rose, mirror, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMGL (b) LRMG (c) GMRL (d) RLMG
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 843111895210. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8341 1189 5210 (b) 8431 1895 210 (c) 8431 1189 55210 (d) 8431 1189 5210
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 2678451259. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 267 845 11259 (b) 268 451 259 (c) 267 841 5259 (d) 267 845 1259
38. 38.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, lamp, mirror, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMUI (b) ILMU (c) UMLI (d) LIMU

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