Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 359 · 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: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Frogs Mice All (b) Frogs Mice All Jolly (c) All Mice Frogs Jolly (d) Frogs Jolly Mice All
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, lemon, anchor? (a) Pink Lazy Aunty (b) Aunty Lazy Pink (c) Lazy Pink Aunty (d) Lazy Aunty Pink
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, kite, pillow? (a) Kind Play My (b) Kind My Play (c) Play Kind My (d) My Kind Play
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 8393874442. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 839 387 4424 (b) 839 387 4442 (c) 833 874 442 (d) 839 387 44442
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cats Pink Cats (b) Cats Pink Cats Eight (c) Cats Eight Pink Cats (d) Eight Cats Cats Pink
14. 14.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, doll, tomato? (a) Tea Dance Ice (b) Dance Ice Tea (c) Ice Dance Tea (d) Dance Tea Ice
16. 16.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, bucket, ice cream? (a) Only Bunny Ice (b) Bunny Ice Only (c) Bunny Only Ice (d) Ice Bunny Only
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 222559470133. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2225 9470 133 (b) 2225 5947 01133 (c) 2225 5947 0133 (d) 2225 5974 0133
20. 20.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, sock, jeep? (a) Seven Jeeps Cook (b) Seven Cook Jeeps (c) Jeeps Seven Cook (d) Cook Seven Jeeps
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nine Sing Wise (b) Nine Eat Sing Wise (c) Wise Sing Eat Nine (d) Eat Sing Wise Nine
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 876633977. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 876 633 77 (b) 876 639 377 (c) 876 633 3977 (d) 876 633 977
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 5180155724. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 518 015 5274 (b) 580 155 724 (c) 518 801 55724 (d) 518 015 5724
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 451107271. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 451 107 217 (b) 445 110 7271 (c) 451 107 271 (d) 451 102 71
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Lions Funny Red (b) Red Sing Lions Funny (c) Sing Red Lions Funny (d) Funny Lions Sing Red
28. 28.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
29. 29.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, ice cream, whistle, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IWRB (b) RWIB (c) IBWR (d) BIWR
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, rope, tomato, mango, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DMTRJ (b) RTMDJ (c) RJTMD (d) JRTMD
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
37. 37.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
39. 39.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking

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