Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 368 · 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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 653517027950. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6535 1702 795 (b) 6535 1702 7950 (c) 6553 5170 27950 (d) 6531 5702 7950
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, rose, tent? (a) Tiny Rani Lazy (b) Lazy Rani Tiny (c) Rani Lazy Tiny (d) Rani Tiny Lazy
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 637418283700. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6374 1828 3700 (b) 6371 8283 700 (c) 6374 1828 37000 (d) 6374 1828 7300
5. 5.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pink Love Every (b) Every Love Pink Aunty (c) Love Pink Aunty Every (d) Love Every Pink Aunty
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
10. 10.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 972690569. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 972 690 569 (b) 972 690 59 (c) 927 690 569 (d) 972 269 0569
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 6175107225. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 617 510 7225 (b) 617 510 725 (c) 617 751 07225 (d) 615 710 7225
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, lemon, rose, apple, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JLRAV (b) VARLJ (c) LRAVJ (d) LJRAV
14. 14.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jump Mum Aunty (b) Aunty Mum Frogs Jump (c) Jump Frogs Mum Aunty (d) Frogs Mum Aunty Jump
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, doll, parrot, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADPJ (b) DPJA (c) JPDA (d) DAPJ
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
18. 18.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Rani Love Funny (b) Funny Love Sing Rani (c) Rani Sing Love Funny (d) Sing Love Funny Rani
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
21. 21.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
24. 24.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jump Fly Mice All (b) All Mice Fly Jump (c) Fly Jump Mice All (d) Fly Mice All Jump
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 550954660462. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5509 5466 0462 (b) 5509 5460 6462 (c) 5095 4660 462 (d) 5509 5466 04462
27. 27.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pink Cats Every (b) Cats Pink Cook Every (c) Cook Every Pink Cats (d) Every Cook Pink Cats
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 840497502. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 844 097 502 (b) 884 049 7502 (c) 840 497 502 (d) 840 497 02
31. 31.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 9396774095. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 993 677 4095 (b) 396 774 095 (c) 939 967 74095 (d) 939 677 4095
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, bucket, rose, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DRBO (b) OBRD (c) BORD (d) BRDO
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wins Green (b) Wins Green Sing (c) Wins Sing Green (d) Green Wins Sing
35. 35.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 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
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 9697986173. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 969 979 86173 (b) 969 798 6173 (c) 967 986 173 (d) 967 998 6173
38. 38.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Every Seven Wise (b) Every Neat Seven Wise (c) Every Seven Wise Neat (d) Wise Seven Every Neat
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 122622540171. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1226 2254 01771 (b) 1226 2254 0711 (c) 1226 2254 0171 (d) 1226 2540 171

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