Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 192 · 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) chunking (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, ladder, rope? (a) Lions Red Play (b) Red Lions Play (c) Lions Play Red (d) Play Lions Red
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jeeps Mice Aunty (b) Jeeps Frogs Mice Aunty (c) Aunty Mice Frogs Jeeps (d) Frogs Mice Aunty Jeeps
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Goats Seven (b) Goats Wins Seven (c) Seven Wins Goats (d) Wins Seven Goats
10. 10.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 556509288881. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5565 0928 881 (b) 5565 0928 88881 (c) 5560 5928 8881 (d) 5565 0928 8881
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Eight Nine (b) Eight Silly Wet Nine (c) Eight Nine Silly Wet (d) Nine Eight Silly Wet
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, mirror, guava? (a) Mum Bunny Grab (b) Mum Grab Bunny (c) Bunny Mum Grab (d) Grab Mum Bunny
14. 14.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lazy Sing Rani (b) Sing Rani Lazy Funny (c) Sing Lazy Funny Rani (d) Rani Sing Lazy Funny
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jeeps My Aunty (b) Aunty My Fly Jeeps (c) Jeeps Fly My Aunty (d) Fly My Aunty Jeeps
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, fan, jug, pillow, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPJFL (b) LFJPD (c) FJPDL (d) FLJPD
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 849076867. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 840 768 67 (b) 894 076 867 (c) 849 076 8867 (d) 849 076 867
21. 21.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, tomato, rose, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TRFC (b) CTRF (c) FRTC (d) TCRF
24. 24.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, tent, ball? (a) Tiny All Big (b) Big Tiny All (c) Tiny Big All (d) All Tiny Big
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 725023862. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 725 023 862 (b) 725 023 86 (c) 722 502 3862 (d) 275 023 862
28. 28.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 862403951471. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8624 0951 471 (b) 8624 0395 11471 (c) 8624 0395 1417 (d) 8624 0395 1471
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 5045021622. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 504 021 622 (b) 504 520 1622 (c) 504 502 1622 (d) 504 502 16222
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, lamp, whistle? (a) Love Wins Inside (b) Wins Love Inside (c) Inside Love Wins (d) Love Inside Wins
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, anchor, needle, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KNAW (b) AWNK (c) WANK (d) ANKW
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 738997113996. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7389 9713 1996 (b) 7389 9711 3996 (c) 7389 9711 399 (d) 7388 9971 13996
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, tomato, ant? (a) Aunty Toys Goats (b) Toys Goats Aunty (c) Goats Toys Aunty (d) Toys Aunty Goats
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lions Seven Red (b) Seven Red Lions Fly (c) Seven Lions Fly Red (d) Red Seven Lions Fly
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, jug, tiger? (a) Jump Rani Tea (b) Rani Jump Tea (c) Jump Tea Rani (d) Tea Jump Rani

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