Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 835 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 217572025139. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2175 7205 2139 (b) 2175 7202 5139 (c) 2175 2025 139 (d) 2175 7200 25139
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Play Ants Eat (b) Ants Play Lions Eat (c) Lions Eat Play Ants (d) Eat Lions Play Ants
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, monkey, orange? (a) Mice Dogs Only (b) Only Mice Dogs (c) Dogs Mice Only (d) Mice Only Dogs
12. 12.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, doll, monkey? (a) Mice Dance All (b) Dance All Mice (c) Dance Mice All (d) All Dance Mice
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, tent, monkey, igloo, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LTMIU (b) UIMTL (c) TMIUL (d) TLMIU
19. 19.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, vase, jug, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBJN (b) NJVB (c) BVJN (d) VJNB
21. 21.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, kettle, duck, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KDCM (b) KMDC (c) MKDC (d) CDKM
23. 23.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Sing Wet Nine (b) Wet Sing Eat Nine (c) Eat Nine Sing Wet (d) Nine Eat Sing Wet
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, spoon, fan? (a) Frogs Sing Dance (b) Dance Sing Frogs (c) Sing Frogs Dance (d) Sing Dance Frogs
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, ball, kite, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKBP (b) BPKI (c) BKIP (d) PBKI
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, lamp, tomato, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VTLD (b) LTVD (c) LDTV (d) DLTV
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, lemon, kite, duck, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDKLO (b) OLKDS (c) LKDSO (d) LOKDS
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 206022265226. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2600 2226 5226 (b) 2060 2226 226 (c) 2060 2226 5226 (d) 2066 0222 65226
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 732448821. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 732 448 821 (b) 324 488 21 (c) 732 448 8221 (d) 723 448 821
32. 32.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, ice cream, needle, monkey, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJNMC (b) INMCJ (c) CMNIJ (d) JINMC
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 2128478634. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 212 884 78634 (b) 212 847 8634 (c) 212 848 7634 (d) 228 478 634
36. 36.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
38. 38.🧰 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
39. 39.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym

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