Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 793 · 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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 901110182. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 901 110 1822 (b) 910 110 182 (c) 901 111 82 (d) 901 110 182
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
7. 7.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 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
10. 10.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jolly My All (b) Fly My All Jolly (c) All My Fly Jolly (d) Jolly Fly My All
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 995279917912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9952 7991 79122 (b) 9925 7991 7912 (c) 9952 7991 791 (d) 9952 7991 7912
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Love Frogs Runs (b) Seven Runs Love Frogs (c) Runs Seven Love Frogs (d) Frogs Love Seven Runs
15. 15.🧰 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
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, fan, ball, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MBFS (b) FSBM (c) FBMS (d) SFBM
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 615446925778. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6514 4692 5778 (b) 6154 4692 578 (c) 6115 4469 25778 (d) 6154 4692 5778
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, whistle, anchor, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LAWJ (b) WALJ (c) WJAL (d) JWAL
21. 21.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Silly Every Nine (b) Nine Every Silly Wins (c) Every Silly Wins Nine (d) Every Nine Silly Wins
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, jalebi, guava, kite, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JGKFS (b) FKGJS (c) SJGKF (d) JSGKF
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, sock, guava, tent, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SFGTB (b) BTGSF (c) SGTBF (d) FSGTB
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Sing Grab (b) Grab Wins Sing (c) Wins Grab Sing (d) Sing Wins Grab
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, nest, whistle, pencil, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FPWNL (b) NLWPF (c) NWPFL (d) LNWPF
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 328650025. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 328 650 0255 (b) 238 650 025 (c) 328 650 05 (d) 328 650 025
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 130521338. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 135 213 38 (b) 130 521 338 (c) 103 521 338 (d) 130 521 1338
33. 33.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, mirror, banana, goat, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKBGR (b) MBGRK (c) RGBMK (d) KMBGR
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, radio, guava? (a) Runs Sing Green (b) Green Runs Sing (c) Sing Runs Green (d) Runs Green Sing
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Fly My Aunty (b) Fly My Aunty Jolly (c) Fly Jolly My Aunty (d) Aunty My Fly Jolly
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, jug, lemon? (a) Mice Jolly Lazy (b) Jolly Lazy Mice (c) Lazy Jolly Mice (d) Jolly Mice Lazy
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, igloo, rope, net, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IURNF (b) IRNFU (c) FNRIU (d) UIRNF
40. 40.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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