Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 618 · 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 an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Eat Nine (b) Eat Silly Wet Nine (c) Eat Nine Silly Wet (d) Nine Eat Silly Wet
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, umbrella, jalebi, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UJDA (b) AUJD (c) UAJD (d) DJUA
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Green (b) Green Wins Seven (c) Wins Green Seven (d) Seven Wins Green
8. 8.🔤 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
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 307438903181. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3307 4389 03181 (b) 3074 3890 3118 (c) 3074 3890 3181 (d) 3743 8903 181
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, frog, tiger, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FNTR (b) NFTR (c) RTFN (d) FTRN
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, rose, van, lemon, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVLPD (b) DRVLP (c) PLVRD (d) RDVLP
18. 18.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
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
20. 20.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
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 734936651065. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7349 3665 1065 (b) 7349 3665 105 (c) 7349 3656 1065 (d) 7349 3665 10065
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 9293823499. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 929 328 3499 (b) 929 382 33499 (c) 929 382 3499 (d) 929 382 349
25. 25.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, rope, vase? (a) Ink Red Vans (b) Red Ink Vans (c) Red Vans Ink (d) Vans Red Ink
27. 27.🧰 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
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, tiger, key? (a) Kind Toys Frogs (b) Toys Kind Frogs (c) Frogs Toys Kind (d) Toys Frogs Kind
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, jalebi, pillow? (a) Jump Fly Play (b) Jump Play Fly (c) Fly Jump Play (d) Play Jump Fly
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, jug, onion, needle, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JONBF (b) FJONB (c) JFONB (d) BNOJF
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wise Neat (b) Neat Every Silly Wise (c) Wise Silly Every Neat (d) Every Neat Silly Wise
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 918247495. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 918 244 795 (b) 918 247 495 (c) 982 474 95 (d) 918 244 7495
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Every Nani (b) Every Sing Wise Nani (c) Nani Every Sing Wise (d) Every Nani Sing Wise
35. 35.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, apple, rose, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DARN (b) NRAD (c) ADRN (d) ARND
37. 37.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 221660131. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 226 601 31 (b) 221 660 131 (c) 221 660 1131 (d) 221 661 031
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pigs Crazy Every (b) Cook Every Pigs Crazy (c) Every Cook Pigs Crazy (d) Crazy Pigs Cook Every

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