Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 918 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Mice Ants Jolly (b) Frogs Jolly Mice Ants (c) Jolly Frogs Mice Ants (d) Ants Mice Frogs Jolly
2. 2.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) chunking
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
5. 5.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 145583918. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 145 588 3918 (b) 145 583 18 (c) 145 589 318 (d) 145 583 918
8. 8.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 9004830557. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 900 483 5057 (b) 900 483 0557 (c) 900 430 557 (d) 900 048 30557
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 986223613. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 986 236 13 (b) 988 622 3613 (c) 986 223 613 (d) 986 232 613
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.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, lamp, fan, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LFNJ (b) JLFN (c) LJFN (d) NFLJ
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, goat, tent? (a) Green Toys Uncle (b) Toys Green Uncle (c) Green Uncle Toys (d) Uncle Green Toys
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, kettle, flute? (a) Funny Kites Red (b) Red Kites Funny (c) Kites Red Funny (d) Kites Funny Red
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
16. 16.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 205735184. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 205 735 184 (b) 205 731 84 (c) 205 735 5184 (d) 205 753 184
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 3073136088. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 073 136 088 (b) 037 313 6088 (c) 307 313 6088 (d) 307 313 60888
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 408204205150. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4082 0042 05150 (b) 4082 0420 150 (c) 4082 0420 5150 (d) 4082 0240 5150
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
22. 22.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 3427147690. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 342 714 7690 (b) 427 147 690 (c) 342 714 76900 (d) 324 714 7690
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, pencil, cat, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICPU (b) PUCI (c) UPCI (d) PCIU
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 540259266201. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5402 5926 201 (b) 5402 5296 6201 (c) 5402 5926 6201 (d) 5402 5592 66201
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
29. 29.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) chunking
31. 31.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 926620924030. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2966 2092 4030 (b) 9662 0924 030 (c) 9266 2092 4030 (d) 9226 6209 24030
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wise Green (b) Wise Sing Green (c) Wise Green Sing (d) Green Wise Sing
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, bucket, sock? (a) Bunny Neat Silly (b) Bunny Silly Neat (c) Silly Bunny Neat (d) Neat Bunny Silly
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
38. 38.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, lamp, apple, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LDAS (b) SALD (c) LASD (d) DLAS
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, rope, tiger, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RTFC (b) FTRC (c) RCTF (d) CRTF

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