Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 484 · 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 a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Love Seven Runs (b) Runs Seven Love Fly (c) Seven Love Fly Runs (d) Seven Runs Love Fly
3. 3.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, drum, guava, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFGT (b) FDGT (c) DGTF (d) TGDF
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jump Frogs Mum Aunty (b) Frogs Jump Mum Aunty (c) Aunty Mum Frogs Jump (d) Frogs Mum Aunty Jump
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 2351275722. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 235 127 572 (b) 325 127 5722 (c) 235 127 5722 (d) 235 127 75722
9. 9.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Love Silly Rani (b) Silly Rani Love Frogs (c) Silly Love Frogs Rani (d) Rani Silly Love Frogs
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, orange, sock? (a) Only Silly Toys (b) Silly Only Toys (c) Toys Only Silly (d) Only Toys Silly
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 1113069201. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 111 306 921 (b) 111 306 9201 (c) 111 306 92011 (d) 111 306 2901
14. 14.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, tiger, umpire? (a) Tiny Under Wet (b) Wet Tiny Under (c) Tiny Wet Under (d) Under Tiny Wet
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Fly Mum Ants (b) Fly Jeeps Mum Ants (c) Fly Mum Ants Jeeps (d) Ants Mum Fly Jeeps
18. 18.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, tent, ant? (a) Tiny All Kind (b) All Tiny Kind (c) Kind Tiny All (d) Tiny Kind All
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 246701378923. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2467 0178 923 (b) 2467 7013 78923 (c) 2467 0137 8923 (d) 4267 0137 8923
21. 21.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, jeep, watch? (a) Jolly Ice Wins (b) Jolly Wins Ice (c) Wins Jolly Ice (d) Ice Jolly Wins
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, ball, rose, umpire, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBRUP (b) PURBV (c) BRUPV (d) BVRUP
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 916720861. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 916 720 8611 (b) 916 720 86 (c) 961 720 861 (d) 916 720 861
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
29. 29.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) chunking
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, ladder, anchor? (a) Lazy Vans Aunty (b) Lazy Aunty Vans (c) Vans Lazy Aunty (d) Aunty Lazy Vans
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 958668229885. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9568 6822 9885 (b) 9588 6682 29885 (c) 9586 6822 9885 (d) 9866 8229 885
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, umbrella, jalebi, radio, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MRJUW (b) UWJRM (c) UJRMW (d) WUJRM
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, mirror, shoe? (a) My Play Sing (b) My Sing Play (c) Sing My Play (d) Play My Sing
35. 35.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🧰 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
39. 39.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme

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