Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 19 · 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 rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) WSEN
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, goat, onion, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GOJS (b) GSOJ (c) SGOJ (d) JOGS
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, jeep, fan? (a) Jolly Funny Uncle (b) Jolly Uncle Funny (c) Funny Jolly Uncle (d) Uncle Jolly Funny
12. 12.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 313101343606. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1331 0134 3606 (b) 3133 1013 43606 (c) 3131 0134 3606 (d) 3131 0134 360
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, ball, glass? (a) Bunny Goats Nine (b) Goats Bunny Nine (c) Bunny Nine Goats (d) Nine Bunny Goats
15. 15.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 8999396730. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 999 396 730 (b) 899 939 7630 (c) 899 939 96730 (d) 899 939 6730
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 7171977420. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 717 197 4720 (b) 717 197 74200 (c) 717 197 7420 (d) 771 977 420
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, ant, goat, onion, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ROGAU (b) UAGOR (c) AGORU (d) AUGOR
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Green (b) Green Wise Silly (c) Silly Wise Green (d) Wise Green Silly
24. 24.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Mum Aunty Jolly (b) Aunty Mum Fly Jolly (c) Fly Jolly Mum Aunty (d) Jolly Fly Mum Aunty
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cats Pink Cats (b) Cats Pink Cats Eat (c) Eat Cats Cats Pink (d) Cats Eat Pink Cats
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 6404243005. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 640 424 3005 (b) 644 024 3005 (c) 640 424 30005 (d) 640 424 300
31. 31.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
32. 32.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
34. 34.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, ant, mirror, onion, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VAMOI (b) IOMAV (c) AVMOI (d) AMOIV
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, onion, drum, cat, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCDOF (b) ODCRF (c) OFDCR (d) FODCR
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 6957924912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 657 924 912 (b) 659 792 4912 (c) 695 799 24912 (d) 695 792 4912
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cook Cook Play (b) Every Cook Play Cook (c) Cook Every Play Cook (d) Cook Play Cook Every

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