Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 774 · 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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 878775909. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 878 775 909 (b) 878 777 5909 (c) 878 775 09 (d) 878 775 990
3. 3.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, ball, jug, parrot, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLJPR (b) RPJBL (c) BJPRL (d) LBJPR
5. 5.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 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
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Every Play Aunty (b) Every Love Play Aunty (c) Aunty Play Love Every (d) Love Play Aunty Every
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wins Seven (b) Seven Wins Goats (c) Wins Goats Seven (d) Wins Seven Goats
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, duck, apple, ball, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DABVR (b) RDABV (c) DRABV (d) VBADR
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, vase, ice cream, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VOID (b) DIVO (c) VIDO (d) OVID
12. 12.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, watch, jalebi? (a) Jump Wins Vans (b) Wins Jump Vans (c) Wins Vans Jump (d) Vans Wins Jump
14. 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, cat, goat? (a) Cook Green Neat (b) Green Cook Neat (c) Cook Neat Green (d) Neat Cook Green
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, guava, doll, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDCR (b) GRDC (c) RGDC (d) CDGR
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 7791589143. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 779 155 89143 (b) 779 158 914 (c) 779 158 1943 (d) 779 158 9143
20. 20.🧰 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
21. 21.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, radio, van, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMVP (b) PVRM (c) MRVP (d) RVPM
24. 24.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jolly My Aunty (b) Aunty My Frogs Jolly (c) Frogs My Aunty Jolly (d) Jolly Frogs My Aunty
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants My Funny Jeeps (b) Funny My Ants Jeeps (c) Funny Jeeps My Ants (d) Jeeps Funny My Ants
27. 27.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jeeps My Ants (b) Jeeps Frogs My Ants (c) Frogs My Ants Jeeps (d) Ants My Frogs Jeeps
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, onion, ladder, guava, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONLGM (b) MGLON (c) OLGMN (d) NOLGM
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, onion, ant? (a) Only All Lions (b) Lions Only All (c) All Only Lions (d) Only Lions All
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 3016206047. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 300 162 06047 (b) 301 620 047 (c) 301 620 6047 (d) 301 602 6047
32. 32.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, apple, orange, coconut, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JAOCT (b) AJOCT (c) AOCTJ (d) TCOAJ
36. 36.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nine Every Sing Wins (b) Every Nine Sing Wins (c) Wins Sing Every Nine (d) Every Sing Wins Nine
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 422524597. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 422 524 597 (b) 442 252 4597 (c) 422 524 579 (d) 422 524 59
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True

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