Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 366 · 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: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, net, doll? (a) Crazy Nani Dance (b) Dance Nani Crazy (c) Nani Crazy Dance (d) Nani Dance Crazy
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, rose, drum? (a) Rani Dad Seven (b) Rani Seven Dad (c) Dad Rani Seven (d) Seven Rani Dad
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 3694814912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 394 814 912 (b) 369 481 14912 (c) 369 481 4912 (d) 639 481 4912
6. 6.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mice Ants Jump (b) Funny Jump Mice Ants (c) Ants Mice Funny Jump (d) Jump Funny Mice Ants
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
11. 11.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, lemon, goat, flute, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFGLK (b) KLGFR (c) LGFRK (d) LKGFR
14. 14.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, lemon, urn, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LUNO (b) NULO (c) OLUN (d) LOUN
17. 17.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 5742873019. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 574 287 3019 (b) 574 287 33019 (c) 574 287 019 (d) 574 287 3091
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
23. 23.🧰 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
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 2049246197. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 204 924 697 (b) 204 924 61977 (c) 204 924 6197 (d) 204 924 1697
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wise Green (b) Wise Green Silly (c) Wise Silly Green (d) Green Wise Silly
26. 26.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 670070682. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 670 006 82 (b) 607 070 682 (c) 677 007 0682 (d) 670 070 682
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, coconut, ball? (a) Big Crazy Ants (b) Ants Crazy Big (c) Crazy Big Ants (d) Crazy Ants Big
31. 31.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
32. 32.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
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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