Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 52 · 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: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 927323517899. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9273 2335 17899 (b) 9232 3517 899 (c) 9273 2351 7899 (d) 2973 2351 7899
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, guava, lemon, rope, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) URLGK (b) GLRUK (c) KGLRU (d) GKLRU
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Mice Aunty Jeeps (b) Jeeps Frogs Mice Aunty (c) Aunty Mice Frogs Jeeps (d) Frogs Jeeps Mice Aunty
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 3145597168. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 314 597 168 (b) 314 595 7168 (c) 314 559 7168 (d) 314 559 77168
9. 9.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wet Sing (b) Sing Wet Green (c) Wet Sing Green (d) Wet Green Sing
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, guava, lamp, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RGLW (b) WLGR (c) GLWR (d) GRLW
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 555159031. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 551 590 31 (b) 555 519 031 (c) 555 159 031 (d) 555 515 9031
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 611520035950. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6115 0203 5950 (b) 6112 0035 950 (c) 6611 5200 35950 (d) 6115 2003 5950
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 922438026. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 922 430 826 (b) 922 380 26 (c) 922 243 8026 (d) 922 438 026
16. 16.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eat Play Cats (b) Cats Play Crazy Eat (c) Crazy Play Cats Eat (d) Eat Crazy Play Cats
18. 18.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wet Seven (b) Seven Wet Green (c) Wet Green Seven (d) Wet Seven Green
20. 20.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 316708430833. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3167 0843 0833 (b) 3670 8430 833 (c) 3167 0834 0833 (d) 3167 0843 08333
23. 23.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Seven Grab (b) Wet Grab Seven (c) Grab Wet Seven (d) Seven Wet Grab
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, umbrella, parrot? (a) Pigs Up Lazy (b) Up Pigs Lazy (c) Up Lazy Pigs (d) Lazy Up Pigs
26. 26.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, urn, rope, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UTRJ (b) TURJ (c) URJT (d) JRUT
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Lions Frogs Red (b) Red Sing Lions Frogs (c) Frogs Lions Sing Red (d) Sing Red Lions Frogs
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, ant, duck, ice cream, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACDIB (b) ADIBC (c) CADIB (d) BIDAC
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lions Seven Red (b) Seven Lions Funny Red (c) Seven Red Lions Funny (d) Red Seven Lions Funny
34. 34.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, bucket, frog? (a) Bakes Funny Uncle (b) Bakes Uncle Funny (c) Funny Bakes Uncle (d) Uncle Bakes Funny
36. 36.🧰 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
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nine Seven Wins (b) Wins Seven Every Nine (c) Nine Every Seven Wins (d) Every Seven Wins Nine
38. 38.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Play Cook Eat (b) Eat Cook Play Cats (c) Cook Eat Play Cats (d) Cook Play Cats Eat
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, vase, ant? (a) Runs Very Ants (b) Ants Very Runs (c) Very Ants Runs (d) Very Runs Ants

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