Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 110 · 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 first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jump My Ants (b) Jump Funny My Ants (c) Ants My Funny Jump (d) Funny My Ants Jump
2. 2.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 5296312402. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 529 361 2402 (b) 529 631 24022 (c) 296 312 402 (d) 529 631 2402
5. 5.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, monkey, parrot? (a) Pigs Mice Dad (b) Mice Pigs Dad (c) Mice Dad Pigs (d) Dad Mice Pigs
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 214218740. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 214 218 740 (b) 142 187 40 (c) 214 218 704 (d) 214 218 7740
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
9. 9.🧰 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
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, cat, kite, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKCB (b) BCKM (c) CBKM (d) CKMB
12. 12.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
14. 14.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Lions Frogs (b) Seven Lions Frogs Rani (c) Frogs Lions Seven Rani (d) Rani Seven Lions Frogs
17. 17.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 110425193. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 110 425 193 (b) 104 251 93 (c) 110 452 193 (d) 111 042 5193
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 119092123. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 119 092 123 (b) 119 092 1233 (c) 119 021 23 (d) 119 029 123
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, ant, key? (a) Kind All Jolly (b) All Kind Jolly (c) Jolly All Kind (d) All Jolly Kind
30. 30.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
34. 34.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 891732684712. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8917 3268 4712 (b) 8991 7326 84712 (c) 8973 2684 712 (d) 8971 3268 4712
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Red Seven Love Frogs (b) Seven Red Love Frogs (c) Seven Love Frogs Red (d) Frogs Love Seven Red
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 191370998. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 193 709 98 (b) 191 370 9988 (c) 191 370 998 (d) 119 370 998
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wins Goats (b) Wins Goats Seven (c) Goats Wins Seven (d) Wins Seven Goats
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 680389831. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 680 389 813 (b) 680 389 831 (c) 603 898 31 (d) 680 389 8331

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