Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 235 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a long story
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 564085994289. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5640 8599 44289 (b) 5460 8599 4289 (c) 5640 8599 4289 (d) 5408 5994 289
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 5716291311. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 571 629 1311 (b) 557 162 91311 (c) 576 129 1311 (d) 571 621 311
6. 6.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, candle, spoon, onion, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CSOKI (b) CISOK (c) KOSCI (d) ICSOK
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lazy Seven Rani (b) Rani Seven Lazy Funny (c) Seven Lazy Funny Rani (d) Seven Rani Lazy Funny
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Rani Love Funny (b) Sing Love Funny Rani (c) Rani Sing Love Funny (d) Funny Love Sing Rani
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, umbrella, radio? (a) Up Runs Pink (b) Up Pink Runs (c) Pink Up Runs (d) Runs Up Pink
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Mice Ants Jolly (b) Jolly Fly Mice Ants (c) Ants Mice Fly Jolly (d) Fly Jolly Mice Ants
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, owl, nest? (a) Nani Owls My (b) Owls Nani My (c) Owls My Nani (d) My Owls Nani
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 596676723. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 599 667 6723 (b) 596 676 723 (c) 596 676 72 (d) 956 676 723
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, igloo, tomato, frog, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ITFGJ (b) IJTFG (c) GFTIJ (d) JITFG
19. 19.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 713108024634. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7131 0024 634 (b) 7131 0802 46334 (c) 7113 0802 4634 (d) 7131 0802 4634
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Every Nine (b) Every Nine Silly Wet (c) Nine Every Silly Wet (d) Every Silly Wet Nine
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 908287514395. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9082 8751 4935 (b) 9082 8751 439 (c) 9082 8751 43395 (d) 9082 8751 4395
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, lamp, guava, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LGBT (b) LTGB (c) BGLT (d) TLGB
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, drum, jeep? (a) Jump Dogs Inside (b) Dogs Inside Jump (c) Dogs Jump Inside (d) Inside Dogs Jump
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 224303737492. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2243 0733 7492 (b) 2243 0337 492 (c) 2243 0373 74992 (d) 2243 0373 7492
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 116042205. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 116 042 20 (b) 116 042 2205 (c) 116 042 205 (d) 116 024 205
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 1252144772. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 122 514 4772 (b) 125 214 4772 (c) 122 144 772 (d) 125 221 44772
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
38. 38.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 844605722. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 846 057 22 (b) 844 605 722 (c) 844 605 272 (d) 844 605 7222
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pigs Cats Every (b) Every Cats Pigs Cats (c) Cats Every Pigs Cats (d) Every Cats Cats Pigs

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