Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 727 · 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 first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, apple, net? (a) All Jolly Nani (b) Jolly All Nani (c) Nani All Jolly (d) All Nani Jolly
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, duck, jalebi? (a) Jump Dogs Under (b) Under Dogs Jump (c) Dogs Jump Under (d) Dogs Under Jump
6. 6.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 266276043418. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2662 7604 34118 (b) 2667 6043 418 (c) 6262 7604 3418 (d) 2662 7604 3418
11. 11.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Love Frogs Red (b) Seven Red Love Frogs (c) Red Seven Love Frogs (d) Frogs Love Seven Red
13. 13.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
15. 15.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wet Silly (b) Wet Silly Green (c) Silly Wet Green (d) Wet Green Silly
18. 18.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 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
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 921599729282. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9215 9729 282 (b) 9215 9997 29282 (c) 9215 9972 9282 (d) 9215 9979 2282
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, tomato, goat, bucket, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCGBR (b) TGBRC (c) RBGTC (d) CTGBR
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Nine Sing Wins (b) Eight Sing Wins Nine (c) Wins Sing Eight Nine (d) Nine Eight Sing Wins
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 441060153615. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4106 0153 615 (b) 4410 6015 3615 (c) 4401 6015 3615 (d) 4441 0601 53615
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, lemon, pencil? (a) Lazy Pink Dad (b) Dad Lazy Pink (c) Pink Lazy Dad (d) Lazy Dad Pink
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
30. 30.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, umbrella, kettle? (a) Kites Uncle Silly (b) Silly Uncle Kites (c) Uncle Kites Silly (d) Uncle Silly Kites
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, frog, owl? (a) Dance Frogs Only (b) Frogs Dance Only (c) Only Frogs Dance (d) Frogs Only Dance
35. 35.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Fly Mum Ants (b) Ants Mum Fly Jolly (c) Fly Jolly Mum Ants (d) Fly Mum Ants Jolly
37. 37.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, spoon, lemon? (a) Lazy Silly Old (b) Old Silly Lazy (c) Silly Old Lazy (d) Silly Lazy Old

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