Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 105 · 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 884899798. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 884 899 798 (b) 884 899 9798 (c) 848 899 798 (d) 848 997 98
2. 2.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
9. 9.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 7467813962. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 746 781 39962 (b) 746 781 3962 (c) 746 781 396 (d) 746 871 3962
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Every Pink All (b) Every Love Pink All (c) All Pink Love Every (d) Love Pink All Every
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, anchor, frog? (a) Aunty Funny Silly (b) Funny Aunty Silly (c) Silly Aunty Funny (d) Aunty Silly Funny
14. 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, inkpot, needle? (a) Nani Ink Old (b) Ink Nani Old (c) Old Ink Nani (d) Ink Old Nani
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
19. 19.🧰 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
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
22. 22.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, jalebi, ice cream? (a) Vines Jolly Inside (b) Inside Jolly Vines (c) Jolly Inside Vines (d) Jolly Vines Inside
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 397313822. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 397 313 22 (b) 393 713 822 (c) 397 313 8822 (d) 397 313 822
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 821244046. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 821 244 0466 (b) 821 240 446 (c) 821 244 46 (d) 821 244 046
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Pink Cats (b) Eat Cats Cats Pink (c) Eat Cats Pink Cats (d) Cats Pink Cats Eat
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
31. 31.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 935879441. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 953 879 441 (b) 935 879 441 (c) 935 887 9441 (d) 958 794 41
34. 34.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 950826985222. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9508 2698 522 (b) 9508 2698 5222 (c) 5908 2698 5222 (d) 9508 2698 52222
36. 36.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, orange, candle? (a) Only Cook Fly (b) Only Fly Cook (c) Fly Only Cook (d) Cook Only Fly
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, cat, owl? (a) Cats Lions Owls (b) Owls Cats Lions (c) Cats Owls Lions (d) Lions Cats Owls
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 576049539. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 576 045 939 (b) 576 049 539 (c) 576 604 9539 (d) 576 495 39
40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True

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