Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 841 · 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: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
3. 3.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 445336041. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 445 336 041 (b) 445 333 6041 (c) 445 363 041 (d) 445 336 04
5. 5.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔤 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
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 9431292676. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 943 129 2676 (b) 943 192 2676 (c) 943 312 92676 (d) 931 292 676
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
9. 9.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
12. 12.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Grab (b) Silly Wise Grab (c) Grab Wise Silly (d) Wise Grab Silly
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 3893095273. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 389 309 2573 (b) 389 309 52273 (c) 389 309 573 (d) 389 309 5273
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Eat Nani (b) Eat Nani Sing Wise (c) Nani Eat Sing Wise (d) Eat Sing Wise Nani
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wet Green (b) Green Wet Sing (c) Wet Green Sing (d) Wet Sing Green
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, ant, doll? (a) Ants Rani Dogs (b) Dogs Ants Rani (c) Ants Dogs Rani (d) Rani Ants Dogs
18. 18.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, spoon, jalebi, bucket, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SJBPN (b) PBJSN (c) NSJBP (d) SNJBP
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 792603191. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 779 260 3191 (b) 792 603 191 (c) 972 603 191 (d) 792 631 91
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
23. 23.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.🧰 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
28. 28.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
29. 29.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, rope, apple? (a) Neat Red All (b) Red All Neat (c) Red Neat All (d) All Red Neat
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, pillow, kettle? (a) Kind Pigs Jeeps (b) Jeeps Pigs Kind (c) Pigs Kind Jeeps (d) Pigs Jeeps Kind
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, guava, orange, coconut, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDOCJ (b) GOCJD (c) JCOGD (d) DGOCJ
35. 35.🧰 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
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, whistle, pillow, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWPT (b) TPWM (c) WPTM (d) WMPT
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
38. 38.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, jalebi, key, bucket, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJKBO (b) JKBOP (c) JPKBO (d) OBKJP
40. 40.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True

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