Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 507 · 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.🧰 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
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jump Mice Aunty (b) Jump Fly Mice Aunty (c) Fly Mice Aunty Jump (d) Aunty Mice Fly Jump
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, onion, bucket, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGBD (b) GOBD (c) DBOG (d) OBDG
6. 6.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
8. 8.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 9469687282. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 946 968 77282 (b) 946 968 7282 (c) 949 687 282 (d) 946 968 7822
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, bucket, pencil, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WBPC (b) BPCW (c) BWPC (d) CPBW
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
14. 14.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 976661185. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 976 661 1855 (b) 976 661 158 (c) 976 661 15 (d) 976 661 185
18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 925466900476. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9254 6690 0476 (b) 9256 6900 476 (c) 9254 6690 4076 (d) 9925 4669 00476
20. 20.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, inkpot, candle, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WCIL (b) LICW (c) ICWL (d) ILCW
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 8505324032. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 850 532 0432 (b) 850 532 432 (c) 850 532 4032 (d) 885 053 24032
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, ball, guava, rope, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PRGBL (b) LBGRP (c) BGRPL (d) BLGRP
26. 26.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 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
28. 28.🧰 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
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Eight Pink All (b) Eight Lions Pink All (c) Lions Pink All Eight (d) All Pink Lions Eight
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 568423537416. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5688 4235 37416 (b) 5642 3537 416 (c) 5682 4353 7416 (d) 5684 2353 7416
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 3303911895. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 333 911 895 (b) 330 391 18895 (c) 330 391 1985 (d) 330 391 1895
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mice Aunty Jump (b) Aunty Mice Funny Jump (c) Jump Funny Mice Aunty (d) Funny Jump Mice Aunty
33. 33.🧰 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) chunking (d) an acronym
34. 34.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 984670830. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 894 670 830 (b) 984 670 80 (c) 984 677 0830 (d) 984 670 830
38. 38.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 752929581907. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7529 2958 1907 (b) 7529 2958 190 (c) 7529 2951 8907 (d) 7529 2295 81907
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, kettle, pencil? (a) Kites Pink Wet (b) Pink Kites Wet (c) Kites Wet Pink (d) Wet Kites Pink

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