Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 9 · 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.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) a mind map
3. 3.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Play Lions Every (b) Lions Every Play Aunty (c) Lions Play Aunty Every (d) Every Lions Play Aunty
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cook Cook Pink (b) Cook Pink Cook Every (c) Cook Every Pink Cook (d) Every Cook Pink Cook
7. 7.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Every Pink Ants (b) Lions Pink Ants Every (c) Ants Pink Lions Every (d) Every Lions Pink Ants
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, guava, doll, wallet, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IWDGL (b) GDWIL (c) LGDWI (d) GLDWI
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 793833729167. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7938 3729 167 (b) 7793 8337 29167 (c) 7933 8372 9167 (d) 7938 3372 9167
13. 13.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, rose, parrot, drum, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARPDB (b) RPDBA (c) RAPDB (d) BDPRA
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 5099623719. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 550 996 23719 (b) 599 623 719 (c) 509 962 7319 (d) 509 962 3719
18. 18.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
21. 21.🧰 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
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, rope, monkey? (a) Rani Tea Mum (b) Tea Rani Mum (c) Rani Mum Tea (d) Mum Rani Tea
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 671143505. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 671 135 05 (b) 671 143 505 (c) 677 114 3505 (d) 761 143 505
25. 25.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — 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) Lazy Every Play All (b) Lazy Play All Every (c) All Play Lazy Every (d) Every Lazy Play All
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wins Green (b) Wins Sing Green (c) Green Wins Sing (d) Wins Green Sing
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 257266280974. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2572 6628 974 (b) 5272 6628 0974 (c) 2257 2662 80974 (d) 2572 6628 0974
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, doll, parrot, igloo, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADPIG (b) DPIGA (c) DAPIG (d) GIPDA
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, umpire, flute, ladder, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TLFUP (b) UFLTP (c) PUFLT (d) UPFLT
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Silly Grab (b) Grab Wins Silly (c) Wins Grab Silly (d) Silly Wins Grab
32. 32.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 1958691475. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 195 869 1745 (b) 195 869 14755 (c) 195 869 175 (d) 195 869 1475
34. 34.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 599140409090. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5991 4040 990 (b) 5991 4040 9900 (c) 5999 1404 09090 (d) 5991 4040 9090
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, igloo, spoon, tiger, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LTSIV (b) IVSTL (c) ISTLV (d) VISTL
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 653194505018. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6531 9450 0518 (b) 6531 9505 018 (c) 6531 9450 50018 (d) 6531 9450 5018
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 696005884. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 696 005 884 (b) 696 005 5884 (c) 696 058 84 (d) 690 605 884

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