Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 12 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, tomato, radio, anchor, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DARTF (b) FTRAD (c) TRADF (d) TFRAD
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
5. 5.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Crazy Pink Crazy (b) Every Crazy Crazy Pink (c) Crazy Every Pink Crazy (d) Crazy Pink Crazy Every
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 856120290. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 851 620 290 (b) 856 120 290 (c) 856 120 20 (d) 885 612 0290
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, guava, sock? (a) Seven Grab Crazy (b) Grab Crazy Seven (c) Crazy Grab Seven (d) Grab Seven Crazy
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 4541494948. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 454 144 948 (b) 454 149 4948 (c) 454 414 94948 (d) 454 149 9448
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, banana, igloo? (a) Big Pink Inside (b) Big Inside Pink (c) Pink Big Inside (d) Inside Big Pink
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
12. 12.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, mango, umpire? (a) Mum Vans Uncle (b) Mum Uncle Vans (c) Uncle Mum Vans (d) Vans Mum Uncle
15. 15.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 9483173640. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 948 317 3640 (b) 483 173 640 (c) 948 317 36400 (d) 498 317 3640
17. 17.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, wallet, doll, candle, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WNDCS (b) NWDCS (c) SCDWN (d) WDCSN
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, jeep, ladder? (a) Owls Jolly Lions (b) Jolly Lions Owls (c) Jolly Owls Lions (d) Lions Jolly Owls
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 4409144991. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 449 144 991 (b) 440 914 44991 (c) 404 914 4991 (d) 440 914 4991
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 7831208830. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 731 208 830 (b) 783 102 8830 (c) 783 120 8830 (d) 783 120 88300
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 325478167. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 325 478 167 (b) 325 478 617 (c) 325 478 8167 (d) 325 478 17
26. 26.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
28. 28.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Goats Seven (b) Seven Wins Goats (c) Wins Seven Goats (d) Goats Wins Seven
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
33. 33.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, wallet, jeep? (a) Jeeps Wise Vans (b) Wise Vans Jeeps (c) Wise Jeeps Vans (d) Vans Wise Jeeps
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 777111912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 777 111 9112 (b) 777 111 91 (c) 777 111 912 (d) 777 111 192
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 6192407594. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 619 240 7594 (b) 619 924 07594 (c) 619 247 594 (d) 619 247 0594
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants My Frogs Jeeps (b) Frogs Jeeps My Ants (c) Jeeps Frogs My Ants (d) Frogs My Ants Jeeps

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