Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 27 · 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.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Grab (b) Seven Wise Grab (c) Wise Grab Seven (d) Grab Wise Seven
3. 3.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 979358111. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 979 358 11 (b) 979 358 111 (c) 977 935 8111 (d) 997 358 111
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 508816193. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 508 816 1993 (b) 508 816 913 (c) 508 816 193 (d) 508 161 93
7. 7.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Eat Nani (b) Eat Nani Sing Wise (c) Nani Eat Sing Wise (d) Eat Sing Wise Nani
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
13. 13.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
14. 14.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 173591702. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 173 591 702 (b) 173 597 02 (c) 173 591 7022 (d) 713 591 702
16. 16.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
18. 18.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, onion, lemon, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TOLB (b) OTLB (c) OLBT (d) BLOT
21. 21.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, jeep, rope, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WRJD (b) DJRW (c) JDRW (d) JRWD
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
27. 27.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, apple, wallet? (a) Ants Wins Lions (b) Lions Ants Wins (c) Ants Lions Wins (d) Wins Ants Lions
29. 29.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
30. 30.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 763159193. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 776 315 9193 (b) 763 159 19 (c) 763 159 193 (d) 673 159 193
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wet Grab (b) Grab Wet Seven (c) Wet Grab Seven (d) Wet Seven Grab
36. 36.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a long story
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 9268852176. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 928 685 2176 (b) 926 688 52176 (c) 926 885 276 (d) 926 885 2176
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, sock, radio? (a) Runs Seven Mum (b) Mum Seven Runs (c) Seven Mum Runs (d) Seven Runs Mum

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