Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 897 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
4. 4.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 740926320240. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7409 2632 040 (b) 7409 2632 0240 (c) 7740 9263 20240 (d) 7490 2632 0240
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 748943684520. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7489 4386 4520 (b) 7489 4368 452 (c) 7488 9436 84520 (d) 7489 4368 4520
13. 13.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, mango, whistle? (a) My Very Wet (b) My Wet Very (c) Wet My Very (d) Very My Wet
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 929941428855. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9299 4148 2855 (b) 9299 4148 855 (c) 9299 4142 8855 (d) 9299 4142 88855
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, goat, anchor, ball, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UGABI (b) IBAGU (c) GABIU (d) GUABI
17. 17.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) chunking
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, violin, frog? (a) Funny Very Nine (b) Very Funny Nine (c) Nine Very Funny (d) Very Nine Funny
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, fan, jalebi? (a) Fly Dance Jump (b) Fly Jump Dance (c) Dance Fly Jump (d) Jump Fly Dance
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, umpire, jug? (a) Wins Uncle Jeeps (b) Uncle Jeeps Wins (c) Jeeps Uncle Wins (d) Uncle Wins Jeeps
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, banana, pencil, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNPT (b) BPTN (c) NBPT (d) TPBN
22. 22.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
24. 24.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, flute, rose? (a) Funny Rani Lions (b) Rani Funny Lions (c) Lions Funny Rani (d) Funny Lions Rani
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 134110631. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 134 110 31 (b) 134 110 613 (c) 134 110 631 (d) 113 411 0631
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 124692579. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 124 962 579 (b) 124 625 79 (c) 124 692 5779 (d) 124 692 579
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 6474743077. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 664 747 43077 (b) 647 474 3077 (c) 647 744 3077 (d) 647 474 307
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 281435765257. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2814 3576 5527 (b) 2881 4357 65257 (c) 2814 3576 557 (d) 2814 3576 5257
31. 31.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, cat, ice cream, sock, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CFISJ (b) FCISJ (c) CISJF (d) JSICF
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, violin, apple? (a) Vines All Green (b) Green Vines All (c) Vines Green All (d) All Vines Green
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 377173548. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 377 137 548 (b) 371 735 48 (c) 377 173 548 (d) 377 173 5548
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 2775306804. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 277 530 680 (b) 277 530 6804 (c) 277 530 68044 (d) 277 536 0804
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
40. 40.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students