Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 5 · 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) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 500441423064. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5004 4142 3064 (b) 5004 4142 23064 (c) 5004 1423 064 (d) 5004 4142 3046
3. 3.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, jug, whistle, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJWL (b) JIWL (c) LWJI (d) JWLI
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, ice cream, monkey? (a) Ink Mum Pigs (b) Pigs Ink Mum (c) Ink Pigs Mum (d) Mum Ink Pigs
8. 8.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 169115904314. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6911 5904 314 (b) 1691 1590 4314 (c) 1691 1590 43314 (d) 1691 5190 4314
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, ball, duck, rope, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJDRL (b) BDRLJ (c) JBDRL (d) LRDBJ
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Every Nani (b) Nani Every Seven Wise (c) Every Seven Wise Nani (d) Every Nani Seven Wise
12. 12.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, ball, jeep? (a) Bakes Jeeps Silly (b) Jeeps Bakes Silly (c) Bakes Silly Jeeps (d) Silly Bakes Jeeps
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cats Eight (b) Cats Eight Pink Cats (c) Eight Cats Pink Cats (d) Eight Cats Cats Pink
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, mirror, apple? (a) Aunty Mice Kites (b) Mice Kites Aunty (c) Kites Mice Aunty (d) Mice Aunty Kites
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pigs Crazy Eat (b) Crazy Pigs Cook Eat (c) Crazy Eat Pigs Cook (d) Eat Crazy Pigs Cook
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 7363683358. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 363 683 358 (b) 736 368 3358 (c) 773 636 83358 (d) 763 368 3358
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, flute, lemon, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FLGI (b) IFLG (c) GLFI (d) FILG
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, sock, glass, radio, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MRGSV (b) SVGRM (c) SGRMV (d) VSGRM
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 962400090. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 962 400 090 (b) 966 240 0090 (c) 962 400 90 (d) 962 400 009
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 469512719. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 469 551 2719 (b) 469 512 719 (c) 465 912 719 (d) 469 512 79
25. 25.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
26. 26.🔤 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
27. 27.🧰 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
28. 28.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
30. 30.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, kettle, doll, jalebi, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KDJBW (b) BJDKW (c) KWDJB (d) WKDJB
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Eat Pink Aunty (b) Aunty Pink Lazy Eat (c) Lazy Pink Aunty Eat (d) Eat Lazy Pink Aunty
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lions Silly Runs (b) Silly Runs Lions Funny (c) Silly Lions Funny Runs (d) Runs Silly Lions Funny
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty My Frogs Jump (b) Frogs Jump My Aunty (c) Jump Frogs My Aunty (d) Frogs My Aunty Jump
35. 35.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, spoon, duck, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDSG (b) SDVG (c) SGDV (d) GSDV
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 421994603101. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4219 9460 03101 (b) 4219 9460 3101 (c) 4219 9460 311 (d) 4291 9460 3101
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 4548161411. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 454 881 61411 (b) 454 816 111 (c) 544 816 1411 (d) 454 816 1411
39. 39.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True

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