Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 417 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, spoon, duck? (a) Dance Silly Aunty (b) Silly Aunty Dance (c) Silly Dance Aunty (d) Aunty Silly Dance
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
4. 4.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, inkpot, ball? (a) Ink Big Grab (b) Grab Ink Big (c) Ink Grab Big (d) Big Ink Grab
6. 6.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 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
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, tomato, coconut, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKCS (b) KTCS (c) TCSK (d) SCTK
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, ant, net? (a) Ants Crazy Nani (b) Nani Ants Crazy (c) Crazy Ants Nani (d) Ants Nani Crazy
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 516625815834. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5166 2258 15834 (b) 5166 2581 5834 (c) 5166 2581 534 (d) 5166 2518 5834
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 401991091. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 400 199 1091 (b) 401 991 091 (c) 401 991 901 (d) 419 910 91
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, mango, igloo? (a) Funny Mice Ice (b) Mice Funny Ice (c) Ice Mice Funny (d) Mice Ice Funny
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 850944758. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 850 944 758 (b) 509 447 58 (c) 850 944 7588 (d) 850 944 578
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
18. 18.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 124501260. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 124 501 260 (b) 124 450 1260 (c) 124 051 260 (d) 124 012 60
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, umpire, guava? (a) Under Ice Grab (b) Grab Under Ice (c) Under Grab Ice (d) Ice Under Grab
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Silly Wet Nani (b) Wet Silly Eat Nani (c) Nani Eat Silly Wet (d) Eat Nani Silly Wet
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, coconut, spoon? (a) Cats Sing Tiny (b) Sing Cats Tiny (c) Cats Tiny Sing (d) Tiny Cats Sing
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All Mum Fly Jump (b) Fly Jump Mum All (c) Fly Mum All Jump (d) Jump Fly Mum All
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 886910004153. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8869 1000 413 (b) 8896 1000 4153 (c) 8869 1000 41153 (d) 8869 1000 4153
25. 25.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 955785932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 995 578 5932 (b) 955 785 932 (c) 955 875 932 (d) 955 785 32
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 308463167. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 308 463 16 (b) 308 463 167 (c) 308 643 167 (d) 300 846 3167
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Seven Eight Nine (b) Eight Seven Wins Nine (c) Nine Eight Seven Wins (d) Eight Nine Seven Wins
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pigs Cook Every (b) Every Cook Cook Pigs (c) Every Cook Pigs Cook (d) Cook Every Pigs Cook
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, doll, kettle? (a) Dogs Kind Bunny (b) Bunny Dogs Kind (c) Dogs Bunny Kind (d) Kind Dogs Bunny
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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False

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