Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 17 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
2. 2.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, umpire, mirror, kite, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UMKPI (b) UIMKP (c) PKMUI (d) IUMKP
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
7. 7.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, jalebi, van? (a) Vans Jeeps Wet (b) Jeeps Vans Wet (c) Wet Jeeps Vans (d) Jeeps Wet Vans
9. 9.🧰 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
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) APLE
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
12. 12.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 836766673711. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8367 6667 3711 (b) 8376 6667 3711 (c) 8836 7666 73711 (d) 8367 6667 371
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 279507420. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 279 507 402 (b) 275 074 20 (c) 227 950 7420 (d) 279 507 420
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Runs Love Funny (b) Runs Silly Love Funny (c) Silly Love Funny Runs (d) Funny Love Silly Runs
19. 19.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) chunking
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 696108319903. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6961 0833 19903 (b) 6961 0831 9903 (c) 6910 8319 903 (d) 6916 0831 9903
23. 23.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
26. 26.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 819829261148. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8192 8926 1148 (b) 8198 8292 61148 (c) 8198 2926 1148 (d) 8192 9261 148
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, whistle, violin, drum, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WTVDJ (b) WVDJT (c) TWVDJ (d) JDVWT
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny My Aunty (b) Funny My Aunty Jolly (c) Aunty My Funny Jolly (d) Funny Jolly My Aunty
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 7372056789. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 737 205 6789 (b) 737 205 789 (c) 737 205 6879 (d) 773 720 56789
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Neat Sing Wet (b) Eight Sing Wet Neat (c) Neat Eight Sing Wet (d) Wet Sing Eight Neat
32. 32.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 797290394. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 797 290 394 (b) 797 903 94 (c) 779 729 0394 (d) 797 920 394
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, jalebi, ladder, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VLJD (b) JLVD (c) JDLV (d) DJLV
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Seven Lazy Frogs (b) Seven Runs Lazy Frogs (c) Seven Lazy Frogs Runs (d) Frogs Lazy Seven Runs
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
38. 38.🔤 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
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
40. 40.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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