Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 24 · 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: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Pink Aunty Every (b) Aunty Pink Lions Every (c) Lions Every Pink Aunty (d) Every Lions Pink Aunty
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, spoon, glass, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSGI (b) SGIV (c) IGSV (d) SVGI
6. 6.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 4541473166. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 454 147 3616 (b) 454 147 3166 (c) 454 114 73166 (d) 454 147 366
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
10. 10.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, watch, glass, jug, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NWGJR (b) WNGJR (c) RJGWN (d) WGJRN
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, vase, apple, kettle, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVAKN (b) NKAVS (c) VSAKN (d) VAKNS
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 385993966131. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3895 9396 6131 (b) 3859 9396 6131 (c) 3859 9396 631 (d) 3885 9939 66131
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, net, whistle? (a) Nine Lions Wet (b) Lions Nine Wet (c) Wet Nine Lions (d) Nine Wet Lions
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jump Mice All (b) Jump Frogs Mice All (c) All Mice Frogs Jump (d) Frogs Mice All Jump
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, coconut, wallet, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RWCT (b) CWRT (c) TCWR (d) CTWR
20. 20.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, rope, pencil? (a) Rani Pigs Bunny (b) Rani Bunny Pigs (c) Pigs Rani Bunny (d) Bunny Rani Pigs
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 8482312548. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 848 231 2584 (b) 848 231 2548 (c) 848 823 12548 (d) 848 231 248
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Lions Silly Runs (b) Silly Runs Lions Frogs (c) Silly Lions Frogs Runs (d) Runs Silly Lions Frogs
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, tiger, cat, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCLO (b) TOCL (c) OTCL (d) LCTO
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Eat Silly Wins (b) Wins Silly Eat Neat (c) Eat Neat Silly Wins (d) Eat Silly Wins Neat
27. 27.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, tomato, wallet? (a) Toys Wet Vines (b) Vines Toys Wet (c) Wet Toys Vines (d) Toys Vines Wet
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, flute, jalebi? (a) Fly Jeeps Only (b) Fly Only Jeeps (c) Only Fly Jeeps (d) Jeeps Fly Only
30. 30.🔤 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) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lions Funny Red (b) Funny Lions Seven Red (c) Red Seven Lions Funny (d) Seven Red Lions Funny
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wise Seven (b) Seven Wise Green (c) Wise Green Seven (d) Wise Seven Green
34. 34.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, tomato, van, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TNVC (b) CVTN (c) TVCN (d) NTVC
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 783006915. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 783 006 195 (b) 783 006 95 (c) 783 006 915 (d) 783 000 6915
39. 39.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True

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