Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 305 · 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 are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a long story
3. 3.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 235528046. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 235 528 046 (b) 235 528 04 (c) 235 528 8046 (d) 235 582 046
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Eight Pigs Ants (b) Eight Lions Pigs Ants (c) Lions Pigs Ants Eight (d) Ants Pigs Lions Eight
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
7. 7.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 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) chunking (d) an acronym
9. 9.🧰 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
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Green (b) Silly Wise Green (c) Green Wise Silly (d) Wise Green Silly
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, van, doll, ball, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVDBT (b) VDBTA (c) TBDVA (d) VADBT
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 518146733. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 518 114 6733 (b) 518 146 373 (c) 511 467 33 (d) 518 146 733
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
14. 14.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 242838241. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 248 382 41 (b) 242 838 421 (c) 242 838 8241 (d) 242 838 241
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, urn, ice cream? (a) Up Nine Inside (b) Nine Up Inside (c) Inside Up Nine (d) Up Inside Nine
18. 18.🔤 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
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jump Funny Mice All (b) Funny Mice All Jump (c) All Mice Funny Jump (d) Funny Jump Mice All
20. 20.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, flute, pencil, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MFPK (b) FPKM (c) FMPK (d) KPFM
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, mango, nest? (a) My Wise Nani (b) My Nani Wise (c) Wise My Nani (d) Nani My Wise
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 675917038. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 679 517 038 (b) 675 917 038 (c) 679 170 38 (d) 675 991 7038
26. 26.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Every Play Aunty (b) Aunty Play Lazy Every (c) Lazy Play Aunty Every (d) Every Lazy Play Aunty
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 365797008. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 365 797 080 (b) 367 970 08 (c) 365 797 008 (d) 365 779 7008
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 965347929340. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9653 4792 9340 (b) 9653 4972 9340 (c) 9653 4929 340 (d) 9655 3479 29340
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) WSEN
32. 32.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 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
34. 34.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, whistle, flute? (a) Wins Sing Funny (b) Funny Wins Sing (c) Sing Wins Funny (d) Wins Funny Sing
37. 37.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, jalebi, kite, bucket, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKBGD (b) JDKBG (c) DJKBG (d) GBKJD
39. 39.🧰 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
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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