Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 208 · 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) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Seven Wise Nine (b) Nine Eight Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Eight Nine (d) Eight Nine Seven Wise
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a long story
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 966677111. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 966 677 7111 (b) 966 677 111 (c) 966 767 111 (d) 966 771 11
8. 8.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 888892705. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 888 927 05 (b) 888 829 705 (c) 888 892 2705 (d) 888 892 705
10. 10.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lions Sing Runs (b) Sing Runs Lions Fly (c) Sing Lions Fly Runs (d) Runs Sing Lions Fly
13. 13.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, lamp, watch, rope, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LWRVA (b) ALWRV (c) VRWLA (d) LAWRV
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly Mice Aunty (b) Funny Mice Aunty Jolly (c) Aunty Mice Funny Jolly (d) Jolly Funny Mice Aunty
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 5263542572. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 526 542 572 (b) 526 354 2572 (c) 522 635 42572 (d) 562 354 2572
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wise Green (b) Wise Sing Green (c) Wise Green Sing (d) Green Wise Sing
18. 18.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pigs Cook Every (b) Cook Pigs Cats Every (c) Every Cats Pigs Cook (d) Cats Every Pigs Cook
21. 21.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, banana, flute, cat, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACFBR (b) BRFCA (c) RBFCA (d) BFCAR
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Sing Wise Neat (b) Neat Eat Sing Wise (c) Eat Neat Sing Wise (d) Wise Sing Eat Neat
24. 24.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, key, wallet? (a) Kind Funny Wet (b) Wet Kind Funny (c) Funny Kind Wet (d) Kind Wet Funny
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Frogs Mice All (b) All Mice Frogs Jeeps (c) Frogs Jeeps Mice All (d) Frogs Mice All Jeeps
27. 27.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 3057328282. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 305 732 8282 (b) 035 732 8282 (c) 300 573 28282 (d) 057 328 282
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 905891772. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 905 891 772 (b) 905 817 72 (c) 905 819 772 (d) 990 589 1772
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 617809139995. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6170 9139 995 (b) 6178 0913 99955 (c) 6178 9013 9995 (d) 6178 0913 9995
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, mirror, anchor, inkpot, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MNAIV (b) MAIVN (c) VIAMN (d) NMAIV
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
37. 37.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 3500885234. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 350 088 5234 (b) 350 088 524 (c) 350 088 55234 (d) 350 085 8234
39. 39.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 587001614. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 587 010 614 (b) 587 001 61 (c) 587 001 614 (d) 588 700 1614

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