Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 116 · 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.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
6. 6.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, van, cat? (a) Cook Very Funny (b) Very Cook Funny (c) Funny Very Cook (d) Very Funny Cook
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 728777764. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 728 777 64 (b) 722 877 7764 (c) 782 777 764 (d) 728 777 764
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, mirror, umbrella? (a) Bakes My Uncle (b) Uncle My Bakes (c) My Uncle Bakes (d) My Bakes Uncle
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WGS
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 982004254. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 982 042 54 (b) 982 002 454 (c) 982 004 254 (d) 982 004 2254
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ESWN
15. 15.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 937339882. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 937 339 82 (b) 937 338 982 (c) 937 339 882 (d) 937 339 8822
19. 19.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
23. 23.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, jug, banana? (a) Jeeps Neat Big (b) Jeeps Big Neat (c) Neat Jeeps Big (d) Big Jeeps Neat
25. 25.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
27. 27.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, candle, inkpot, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BICW (b) CWIB (c) WCIB (d) CIBW
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 622560654225. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6225 5606 54225 (b) 6225 6054 225 (c) 6252 6065 4225 (d) 6225 6065 4225
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eight Play Crazy (b) Eight Cook Play Crazy (c) Crazy Play Cook Eight (d) Cook Play Crazy Eight
34. 34.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, goat, tiger? (a) Green Toys Sing (b) Toys Green Sing (c) Sing Green Toys (d) Green Sing Toys
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
37. 37.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 544325514187. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5544 3255 14187 (b) 5443 2551 187 (c) 5443 2551 4187 (d) 5443 2554 1187
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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