Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 93 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 710373920655. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7103 7392 065 (b) 7103 7399 20655 (c) 7103 7392 0655 (d) 1703 7392 0655
2. 2.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
3. 3.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
4. 4.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, inkpot, doll? (a) Inside Very Dogs (b) Inside Dogs Very (c) Dogs Inside Very (d) Very Inside Dogs
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, fan, rope, glass, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRGLK (b) FKRGL (c) LGRFK (d) KFRGL
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, wallet, duck? (a) Dance Wise Kids (b) Kids Wise Dance (c) Wise Dance Kids (d) Wise Kids Dance
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jeeps Mice Aunty (b) Aunty Mice Frogs Jeeps (c) Jeeps Frogs Mice Aunty (d) Frogs Mice Aunty Jeeps
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 421947292815. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2419 4729 2815 (b) 4219 4722 92815 (c) 4194 7292 815 (d) 4219 4729 2815
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wet Seven (b) Seven Wet Green (c) Wet Seven Green (d) Wet Green Seven
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, frog, rose? (a) Red Funny Aunty (b) Funny Aunty Red (c) Aunty Funny Red (d) Funny Red Aunty
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
24. 24.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 7194633252. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 719 643 3252 (b) 719 463 3252 (c) 719 633 252 (d) 719 463 33252
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, tiger, banana? (a) Tiny Pigs Bunny (b) Pigs Tiny Bunny (c) Tiny Bunny Pigs (d) Bunny Tiny Pigs
28. 28.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, umbrella, rope? (a) Uncle Love Runs (b) Runs Uncle Love (c) Uncle Runs Love (d) Love Uncle Runs
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mum Funny Jeeps (b) Funny Jeeps Mum Aunty (c) Funny Mum Aunty Jeeps (d) Jeeps Funny Mum Aunty
35. 35.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
37. 37.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, net, parrot? (a) Pink Nine Fly (b) Nine Pink Fly (c) Nine Fly Pink (d) Fly Nine Pink
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 3688143053. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 638 814 3053 (b) 368 814 053 (c) 368 814 30553 (d) 368 814 3053
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 478432260222. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4748 3226 0222 (b) 4784 2260 222 (c) 4478 4322 60222 (d) 4784 3226 0222

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