Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 759 · 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: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, ant, duck? (a) Ants Red Dad (b) Ants Dad Red (c) Red Ants Dad (d) Dad Ants Red
4. 4.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 381206278. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 381 206 287 (b) 381 206 2778 (c) 381 206 78 (d) 381 206 278
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
8. 8.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 967211282. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 967 211 282 (b) 967 211 1282 (c) 962 711 282 (d) 967 212 82
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) APLE
12. 12.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 382125780. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 382 125 780 (b) 382 112 5780 (c) 832 125 780 (d) 382 127 80
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
15. 15.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 9101235790. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 910 012 35790 (b) 901 235 790 (c) 910 213 5790 (d) 910 123 5790
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, shoe, radio, frog, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDRFA (b) SRFAD (c) AFRSD (d) DSRFA
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 471870361. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 477 187 0361 (b) 478 703 61 (c) 471 870 361 (d) 471 873 061
19. 19.✏️ 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
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Pigs All Every (b) All Pigs Love Every (c) Love Every Pigs All (d) Every Love Pigs All
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
24. 24.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, onion, guava, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OJGS (b) SGOJ (c) OGSJ (d) JOGS
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, apple, ice cream, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AIUO (b) AOIU (c) OAIU (d) UIAO
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 9788937040. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 978 893 7040 (b) 978 893 704 (c) 798 893 7040 (d) 997 889 37040
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, kettle, whistle, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KWAJ (b) KJWA (c) AWKJ (d) JKWA
29. 29.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, duck, sock? (a) Dance Sing Only (b) Dance Only Sing (c) Sing Dance Only (d) Only Dance Sing
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 464181125. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 464 181 15 (b) 464 181 125 (c) 464 181 1225 (d) 461 481 125
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, fan, monkey? (a) Fly Pink Mum (b) Fly Mum Pink (c) Pink Fly Mum (d) Mum Fly Pink
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants My Funny Jolly (b) Jolly Funny My Ants (c) Funny My Ants Jolly (d) Funny Jolly My Ants
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, banana, candle, nest, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BCNPG (b) GBCNP (c) PNCBG (d) BGCNP
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, ice cream, frog, mirror, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFMGK (b) GMFIK (c) IKFMG (d) KIFMG

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