Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 996 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Red Sing Love Frogs (b) Sing Love Frogs Red (c) Frogs Love Sing Red (d) Sing Red Love Frogs
8. 8.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
10. 10.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
12. 12.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, kite, onion, coconut, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBOCV (b) BKOCV (c) KOCVB (d) VCOKB
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, glass, lamp? (a) Lions Green Ink (b) Ink Green Lions (c) Green Lions Ink (d) Green Ink Lions
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 770501040247. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7705 0104 0274 (b) 7700 1040 247 (c) 7705 0104 02247 (d) 7705 0104 0247
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All Mice Fly Jeeps (b) Fly Mice All Jeeps (c) Fly Jeeps Mice All (d) Jeeps Fly Mice All
18. 18.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 835229909. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 835 522 9909 (b) 352 299 09 (c) 853 229 909 (d) 835 229 909
21. 21.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Love Funny Runs (b) Funny Love Seven Runs (c) Seven Runs Love Funny (d) Runs Seven Love Funny
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) WGS
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wins Sing (b) Wins Sing Goats (c) Sing Wins Goats (d) Wins Goats Sing
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 263648023968. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2636 4802 396 (b) 2636 4802 3968 (c) 2636 4802 3698 (d) 2636 4802 23968
26. 26.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
31. 31.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
33. 33.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lions Seven Runs (b) Seven Runs Lions Funny (c) Seven Lions Funny Runs (d) Runs Seven Lions Funny
36. 36.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 7254913549. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 725 499 13549 (b) 725 491 349 (c) 725 491 3549 (d) 752 491 3549
38. 38.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
40. 40.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

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