Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 84 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, kettle, flute, urn, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMFUJ (b) KFUJM (c) JUFKM (d) MKFUJ
2. 2.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 763295862673. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7632 9958 62673 (b) 7639 2586 2673 (c) 7632 9586 673 (d) 7632 9586 2673
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 1454310560. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 145 431 0506 (b) 454 310 560 (c) 145 433 10560 (d) 145 431 0560
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
7. 7.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
11. 11.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 514547656. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 514 544 7656 (b) 514 574 656 (c) 545 476 56 (d) 514 547 656
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Sing Green (b) Wise Green Sing (c) Sing Wise Green (d) Green Wise Sing
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 2011245124. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 201 124 512 (b) 201 124 55124 (c) 201 124 5124 (d) 201 124 5142
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, banana, shoe, guava, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBSGF (b) FGSBC (c) BCSGF (d) BSGFC
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
17. 17.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, net, orange, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNOW (b) NOWB (c) NBOW (d) WONB
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jeeps Mum Aunty (b) Frogs Mum Aunty Jeeps (c) Aunty Mum Frogs Jeeps (d) Jeeps Frogs Mum Aunty
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 383800084702. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3838 0000 84702 (b) 3838 0008 4702 (c) 3838 0084 702 (d) 3883 0008 4702
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
24. 24.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, vase, cat, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VACR (b) RCVA (c) AVCR (d) VCRA
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 775829632570. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7578 2963 2570 (b) 7758 2963 2570 (c) 7582 9632 570 (d) 7758 2996 32570
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 171259728366. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1712 5972 3866 (b) 1712 5972 88366 (c) 1712 5978 366 (d) 1712 5972 8366
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, needle, tiger? (a) Neat Grab Tea (b) Grab Neat Tea (c) Neat Tea Grab (d) Tea Neat Grab
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 454553795960. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4545 5379 590 (b) 4545 5379 59660 (c) 4554 5379 5960 (d) 4545 5379 5960
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 5321167678. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 523 116 7678 (b) 532 167 678 (c) 532 116 7678 (d) 533 211 67678
32. 32.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 981232144. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 981 223 144 (b) 981 232 144 (c) 981 223 2144 (d) 812 321 44
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 750738750. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 750 738 750 (b) 750 737 50 (c) 750 738 8750 (d) 750 737 850
35. 35.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, radio, candle? (a) Under Rani Cook (b) Cook Rani Under (c) Rani Under Cook (d) Rani Cook Under
37. 37.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, pillow, tiger? (a) Wise Pink Tiny (b) Tiny Pink Wise (c) Pink Tiny Wise (d) Pink Wise Tiny
39. 39.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, spoon, vase? (a) Seven Dogs Vans (b) Vans Seven Dogs (c) Seven Vans Dogs (d) Dogs Seven Vans

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