Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 954 · 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.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, cat, inkpot? (a) Inside Crazy Silly (b) Silly Crazy Inside (c) Crazy Inside Silly (d) Crazy Silly Inside
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, lemon, sock, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LFSO (b) LSOF (c) FLSO (d) OSLF
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
6. 6.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 526245631. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 526 245 631 (b) 256 245 631 (c) 526 624 5631 (d) 526 256 31
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, parrot, lamp? (a) Pink Love Tea (b) Love Pink Tea (c) Pink Tea Love (d) Tea Pink Love
12. 12.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, rope, needle? (a) Red Cats Neat (b) Red Neat Cats (c) Cats Red Neat (d) Neat Red Cats
14. 14.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧰 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
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, watch, urn, owl, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIUOD (b) DOUWI (c) IWUOD (d) WUODI
17. 17.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, anchor, banana, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AFBP (b) ABPF (c) FABP (d) PBAF
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 845266243. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 845 266 423 (b) 845 266 2243 (c) 452 662 43 (d) 845 266 243
22. 22.🧰 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
23. 23.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 415532504. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 415 532 504 (b) 451 532 504 (c) 415 532 04 (d) 415 553 2504
28. 28.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 104685262. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 110 468 5262 (b) 046 852 62 (c) 104 685 262 (d) 014 685 262
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 809729264. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 809 729 264 (b) 897 292 64 (c) 809 722 964 (d) 880 972 9264
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Goats Silly (b) Silly Wise Goats (c) Wise Silly Goats (d) Goats Wise Silly
32. 32.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, van, owl, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGOL (b) LOVG (c) GVOL (d) VOLG
34. 34.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
35. 35.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a long story
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 3712990117. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 371 290 117 (b) 371 299 0117 (c) 371 299 01177 (d) 371 299 1017
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
38. 38.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 7469890183. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 746 989 0183 (b) 749 689 0183 (c) 746 980 183 (d) 746 989 01183
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS

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