Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 951 · 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 colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Grab Sing (b) Wins Sing Grab (c) Grab Wins Sing (d) Sing Wins Grab
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 3226492719. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 322 649 2719 (b) 322 664 92719 (c) 322 492 719 (d) 232 649 2719
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, candle, guava? (a) Tiny Cats Grab (b) Grab Cats Tiny (c) Cats Tiny Grab (d) Cats Grab Tiny
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, spoon, jug, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVJK (b) KJSV (c) VSJK (d) SJKV
7. 7.🔤 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
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 446499465528. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4446 9946 5528 (b) 4464 9946 5528 (c) 4464 9965 528 (d) 4464 9946 65528
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 648974893115. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6489 7489 3115 (b) 6489 7489 1315 (c) 6489 7893 115 (d) 6448 9748 93115
10. 10.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
13. 13.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, key, candle, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KCFD (b) FCKD (c) DKCF (d) KDCF
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a long story
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 298269400112. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2982 2694 00112 (b) 2982 6904 0112 (c) 2982 6400 112 (d) 2982 6940 0112
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
19. 19.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
20. 20.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, kettle, onion? (a) Ice Kids Old (b) Kids Old Ice (c) Old Kids Ice (d) Kids Ice Old
23. 23.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mum Fly Jeeps (b) Jeeps Fly Mum Ants (c) Fly Jeeps Mum Ants (d) Fly Mum Ants Jeeps
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 150097286705. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1500 9728 7605 (b) 1500 9786 705 (c) 1500 9728 6705 (d) 1500 9728 86705
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 986650408649. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9866 5044 08649 (b) 9866 5040 869 (c) 9866 5040 8649 (d) 9865 6040 8649
30. 30.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, candle, kite, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKGN (b) CNKG (c) NCKG (d) GKCN
33. 33.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 1644439710. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 164 443 910 (b) 164 443 9710 (c) 166 444 39710 (d) 146 443 9710
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Mice Ants Jump (b) Jump Frogs Mice Ants (c) Frogs Jump Mice Ants (d) Ants Mice Frogs Jump
36. 36.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 274006715. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 274 006 715 (b) 274 007 615 (c) 274 006 7715 (d) 240 067 15
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme

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