Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 345 · 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) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 942008154168. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9420 0815 4618 (b) 9420 0815 4168 (c) 9420 0881 54168 (d) 9200 8154 168
3. 3.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
5. 5.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
7. 7.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 586504971. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 585 604 971 (b) 586 504 97 (c) 588 650 4971 (d) 586 504 971
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, urn, spoon? (a) Fly Uncle Seven (b) Uncle Seven Fly (c) Uncle Fly Seven (d) Seven Uncle Fly
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, apple, candle, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GACR (b) AGCR (c) ACRG (d) RCAG
11. 11.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
14. 14.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 913342027658. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9113 3420 27658 (b) 9334 2027 658 (c) 9133 4202 7658 (d) 9133 4202 6758
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, igloo, kettle? (a) Ink Kids Very (b) Kids Ink Very (c) Ink Very Kids (d) Very Ink Kids
19. 19.🧰 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
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, onion, shoe, coconut, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OSCIN (b) NOSCI (c) ICSON (d) ONSCI
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, jug, rose, mirror, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JVRMU (b) JRMUV (c) VJRMU (d) UMRJV
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
24. 24.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 2259204618. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 225 920 4681 (b) 225 920 44618 (c) 225 920 4618 (d) 259 204 618
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, tent, rope, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SRTU (b) TRSU (c) UTRS (d) TURS
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 5248855416. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 524 888 55416 (b) 524 885 416 (c) 524 885 5416 (d) 254 885 5416
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
29. 29.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
31. 31.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, banana, umpire? (a) Bakes Only Up (b) Bakes Up Only (c) Only Bakes Up (d) Up Bakes Only
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
35. 35.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 191515614593. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1915 5161 4593 (b) 1915 1561 4593 (c) 1911 5614 593 (d) 1915 1156 14593
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, banana, ladder, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DBLI (b) BLID (c) ILBD (d) BDLI
38. 38.🧰 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) an acronym (d) a rhyme
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, urn, tiger, monkey, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) URTMI (b) RUTMI (c) UTMIR (d) IMTUR
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, owl, whistle? (a) Wise Old Play (b) Old Wise Play (c) Old Play Wise (d) Play Old Wise

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