Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 720 · 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: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, jalebi, kettle, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKJT (b) TJKW (c) JKWT (d) JTKW
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, banana, rope? (a) Bunny Rani Tea (b) Bunny Tea Rani (c) Tea Bunny Rani (d) Rani Bunny Tea
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, pillow, orange? (a) Play Only Under (b) Only Play Under (c) Play Under Only (d) Under Play Only
9. 9.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mum Frogs Jeeps (b) Jeeps Frogs Mum Ants (c) Frogs Mum Ants Jeeps (d) Frogs Jeeps Mum Ants
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, monkey, net? (a) Grab My Neat (b) My Neat Grab (c) My Grab Neat (d) Neat My Grab
19. 19.🧰 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
20. 20.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Love Sing Rani (b) Sing Love Fly Rani (c) Sing Rani Love Fly (d) Rani Sing Love Fly
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 3929265512. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 392 926 5512 (b) 392 292 65512 (c) 392 926 5521 (d) 399 265 512
26. 26.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
29. 29.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, ant, duck? (a) All Dogs Crazy (b) Crazy All Dogs (c) All Crazy Dogs (d) Dogs All Crazy
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
33. 33.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
36. 36.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
38. 38.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Goats Seven (b) Goats Wins Seven (c) Seven Wins Goats (d) Wins Seven Goats
40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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