Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 297 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jump My Ants (b) Ants My Frogs Jump (c) Frogs My Ants Jump (d) Jump Frogs My Ants
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Sing (b) Wise Goats Sing (c) Sing Wise Goats (d) Wise Sing Goats
5. 5.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 517133821. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 517 133 81 (b) 517 133 821 (c) 511 733 821 (d) 517 133 8821
7. 7.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
9. 9.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
11. 11.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, candle, bucket? (a) Cook Funny Bunny (b) Bunny Cook Funny (c) Cook Bunny Funny (d) Funny Cook Bunny
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 804929580. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 840 929 580 (b) 804 929 580 (c) 880 492 9580 (d) 809 295 80
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 500984799. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 500 947 99 (b) 500 998 4799 (c) 500 984 799 (d) 509 084 799
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 536390508. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 536 390 508 (b) 536 390 058 (c) 536 390 0508 (d) 533 905 08
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, banana, ice cream? (a) Ice Bakes Seven (b) Bakes Seven Ice (c) Bakes Ice Seven (d) Seven Bakes Ice
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 861659326. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 681 659 326 (b) 861 659 36 (c) 866 165 9326 (d) 861 659 326
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 369890036. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 369 890 306 (b) 369 900 36 (c) 369 890 0036 (d) 369 890 036
23. 23.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
27. 27.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, kite, flute, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFWU (b) UKFW (c) WFKU (d) KUFW
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, drum, jeep? (a) Ants Dogs Jeeps (b) Dogs Ants Jeeps (c) Dogs Jeeps Ants (d) Jeeps Dogs Ants
32. 32.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, vase, drum, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDVW (b) WVDT (c) VDTW (d) VWDT
34. 34.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 7298210801. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 729 210 801 (b) 729 882 10801 (c) 729 821 0801 (d) 729 281 0801
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 873508202040. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8873 5082 02040 (b) 8735 0820 040 (c) 8735 0820 0240 (d) 8735 0820 2040
38. 38.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym

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