Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 444 · 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.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, guava, nest, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MNGD (b) GDNM (c) GNMD (d) DGNM
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
4. 4.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 1502399472. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 150 329 9472 (b) 150 239 94472 (c) 102 399 472 (d) 150 239 9472
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 698212160. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 698 212 60 (b) 698 212 160 (c) 698 212 1600 (d) 968 212 160
12. 12.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 161749949739. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6174 9949 739 (b) 1617 4999 49739 (c) 1617 4994 9739 (d) 1167 4994 9739
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, kite, ladder, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KOLN (b) KLNO (c) OKLN (d) NLKO
17. 17.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 2145004317. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 214 500 4371 (b) 145 004 317 (c) 214 500 43177 (d) 214 500 4317
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 551340111. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 551 340 0111 (b) 551 340 111 (c) 551 301 11 (d) 551 304 111
20. 20.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 618506823. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 681 506 823 (b) 618 506 8823 (c) 618 506 823 (d) 615 068 23
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, drum, needle? (a) Wise Dogs Nine (b) Dogs Nine Wise (c) Nine Dogs Wise (d) Dogs Wise Nine
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 525324506620. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5253 2456 620 (b) 5253 2540 6620 (c) 5253 2450 6620 (d) 5525 3245 06620
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pink Cats Every (b) Every Cook Pink Cats (c) Cats Pink Cook Every (d) Cook Every Pink Cats
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, shoe, pencil, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSPM (b) SVPM (c) SPMV (d) MPSV
27. 27.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Seven (b) Seven Wise Grab (c) Wise Seven Grab (d) Wise Grab Seven
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, wallet, bucket? (a) Wet Bunny Aunty (b) Aunty Wet Bunny (c) Wet Aunty Bunny (d) Bunny Wet Aunty
32. 32.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 2596193530. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 259 619 3530 (b) 259 169 3530 (c) 259 619 350 (d) 259 619 35330
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
36. 36.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Red Lions Frogs (b) Red Silly Lions Frogs (c) Frogs Lions Silly Red (d) Silly Lions Frogs Red

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