Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 476 · 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: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 469954532075. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4699 5453 2057 (b) 4699 5453 075 (c) 4469 9545 32075 (d) 4699 5453 2075
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Lions Silly Red (b) Silly Red Lions Frogs (c) Red Silly Lions Frogs (d) Silly Lions Frogs Red
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
5. 5.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 313146148. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 313 146 1448 (b) 313 146 148 (c) 313 161 48 (d) 331 146 148
7. 7.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
9. 9.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, drum, pencil? (a) Play Dogs Wet (b) Wet Dogs Play (c) Dogs Wet Play (d) Dogs Play Wet
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, ladder, tomato? (a) Wet Lions Tea (b) Lions Tea Wet (c) Tea Lions Wet (d) Lions Wet Tea
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, frog, cat? (a) Dance Funny Crazy (b) Funny Crazy Dance (c) Crazy Funny Dance (d) Funny Dance Crazy
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Eat Play All (b) Lions Play All Eat (c) All Play Lions Eat (d) Eat Lions Play All
14. 14.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 664705190899. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6470 5190 899 (b) 6647 0519 0899 (c) 6647 0510 9899 (d) 6647 0051 90899
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
18. 18.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Sing Goats (b) Wise Goats Sing (c) Goats Wise Sing (d) Sing Wise Goats
20. 20.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 429216202430. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4292 1620 4230 (b) 4292 1620 230 (c) 4292 1620 2430 (d) 4292 1620 22430
23. 23.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 856909466087. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8569 0946 607 (b) 8569 0496 6087 (c) 8569 0946 66087 (d) 8569 0946 6087
25. 25.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cats Pink Cats (b) Cats Eight Pink Cats (c) Cats Pink Cats Eight (d) Eight Cats Cats Pink
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, tomato, lamp? (a) Lions Tea Wins (b) Wins Tea Lions (c) Tea Wins Lions (d) Tea Lions Wins
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, mirror, ball, needle, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MBNAK (b) ANBMK (c) KMBNA (d) MKBNA
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, van, guava? (a) Vans Grab Fly (b) Vans Fly Grab (c) Fly Vans Grab (d) Grab Vans Fly
33. 33.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 879861478. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 879 681 478 (b) 879 861 478 (c) 879 866 1478 (d) 798 614 78
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
38. 38.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, glass, urn, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCUS (b) GUSC (c) CGUS (d) SUGC
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym

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