Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 788 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 858151608283. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8581 5160 2883 (b) 8558 1516 08283 (c) 8815 1608 283 (d) 8581 5160 8283
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, igloo, mirror, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIMG (b) GMIN (c) IMGN (d) INMG
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Frogs Mum Aunty (b) Aunty Mum Frogs Jolly (c) Frogs Mum Aunty Jolly (d) Frogs Jolly Mum Aunty
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
8. 8.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) APLE
11. 11.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 427182991884. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4271 8299 1884 (b) 4271 8929 1884 (c) 2718 2991 884 (d) 4271 8229 91884
14. 14.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
17. 17.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 911129626381. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9111 9262 6381 (b) 9112 9626 381 (c) 9111 2996 26381 (d) 9111 2962 6381
20. 20.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
21. 21.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wins Green (b) Green Wins Sing (c) Wins Sing Green (d) Wins Green Sing
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 892961541. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 892 961 5541 (b) 982 961 541 (c) 892 961 51 (d) 892 961 541
26. 26.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, nest, glass? (a) Nine Toys Goats (b) Goats Nine Toys (c) Toys Nine Goats (d) Nine Goats Toys
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
30. 30.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
32. 32.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
33. 33.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wet Goats (b) Goats Wet Seven (c) Wet Goats Seven (d) Wet Seven Goats
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Every Play All (b) All Play Lions Every (c) Every Lions Play All (d) Lions Play All Every
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 9671772921. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 967 177 72921 (b) 967 177 2921 (c) 671 772 921 (d) 961 777 2921
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 104794762. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 047 947 62 (b) 104 799 4762 (c) 104 794 762 (d) 104 974 762
39. 39.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, cat, umbrella? (a) Toys Cats Up (b) Cats Toys Up (c) Up Cats Toys (d) Cats Up Toys

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