Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 473 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 4422400330. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 442 420 0330 (b) 442 240 0330 (c) 442 240 030 (d) 442 240 00330
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, pencil, lamp, goat, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PLGNI (b) PILGN (c) NGLPI (d) IPLGN
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
5. 5.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, duck, radio? (a) Love Dad Runs (b) Dad Love Runs (c) Runs Dad Love (d) Dad Runs Love
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a long story
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Green (b) Wise Green Silly (c) Silly Wise Green (d) Green Wise Silly
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
13. 13.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, candle, ant? (a) Aunty Cats Old (b) Cats Old Aunty (c) Old Cats Aunty (d) Cats Aunty Old
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 653170129. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 653 170 129 (b) 631 701 29 (c) 653 170 0129 (d) 651 370 129
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mice Funny Jolly (b) Funny Jolly Mice Aunty (c) Jolly Funny Mice Aunty (d) Funny Mice Aunty Jolly
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, rope, orange, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RONV (b) NORV (c) VRON (d) RVON
20. 20.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 302421463. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 302 414 63 (b) 302 421 4463 (c) 032 421 463 (d) 302 421 463
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, bucket, cat? (a) Bakes Dad Crazy (b) Crazy Bakes Dad (c) Bakes Crazy Dad (d) Dad Bakes Crazy
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, nest, flute? (a) Nine Frogs Bunny (b) Bunny Nine Frogs (c) Frogs Nine Bunny (d) Nine Bunny Frogs
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 104704460. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 104 704 460 (b) 104 704 40 (c) 107 404 460 (d) 100 470 4460
25. 25.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, parrot, coconut, frog, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MFCPB (b) PCFMB (c) PBCFM (d) BPCFM
27. 27.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 810192431633. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8101 9243 1633 (b) 8101 9924 31633 (c) 8110 9243 1633 (d) 8119 2431 633
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
32. 32.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
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.🔢 You want to remember the number 931992247320. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9139 9224 7320 (b) 9319 2247 320 (c) 9319 9224 7320 (d) 9319 9922 47320
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Love Seven Red (b) Red Seven Love Funny (c) Seven Love Funny Red (d) Seven Red Love Funny
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
37. 37.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 619675486. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 619 675 486 (b) 619 967 5486 (c) 696 754 86 (d) 619 674 586

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