Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 814 · 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: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
3. 3.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 1793174427. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 179 317 4427 (b) 179 317 44427 (c) 719 317 4427 (d) 179 174 427
11. 11.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Runs Lazy Frogs (b) Silly Lazy Frogs Runs (c) Frogs Lazy Silly Runs (d) Runs Silly Lazy Frogs
15. 15.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Red Love Funny (b) Red Seven Love Funny (c) Funny Love Seven Red (d) Seven Love Funny Red
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, coconut, tiger, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CWTI (b) WCTI (c) CTIW (d) ITCW
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
20. 20.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Rani Silly Lions Funny (b) Silly Lions Funny Rani (c) Silly Rani Lions Funny (d) Funny Lions Silly Rani
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, tiger, key? (a) Tiny Wins Kites (b) Wins Tiny Kites (c) Tiny Kites Wins (d) Kites Tiny Wins
25. 25.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eat Lions Pink All (b) All Pink Lions Eat (c) Lions Eat Pink All (d) Lions Pink All Eat
27. 27.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 3143018833. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 314 301 88833 (b) 341 301 8833 (c) 314 018 833 (d) 314 301 8833
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 381499089. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 381 490 989 (b) 814 990 89 (c) 381 499 0899 (d) 381 499 089
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 564107066978. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5641 0706 69778 (b) 5641 0706 6978 (c) 6410 7066 978 (d) 5641 7006 6978
32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 768366102225. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7683 6102 225 (b) 7683 6612 0225 (c) 7683 6610 22225 (d) 7683 6610 2225
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, shoe, pillow? (a) Fly Seven Pigs (b) Seven Fly Pigs (c) Pigs Seven Fly (d) Seven Pigs Fly
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, bucket, radio? (a) Bakes Jeeps Rani (b) Rani Bakes Jeeps (c) Jeeps Bakes Rani (d) Bakes Rani Jeeps
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, ice cream, sock? (a) Ice Sing Neat (b) Sing Ice Neat (c) Neat Ice Sing (d) Ice Neat Sing
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 822347101. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 822 347 101 (b) 822 347 1001 (c) 822 347 10 (d) 822 347 110

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