Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 809 · 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: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jump Mum Aunty (b) Aunty Mum Frogs Jump (c) Jump Frogs Mum Aunty (d) Frogs Mum Aunty Jump
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 936996240. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 936 996 240 (b) 993 699 6240 (c) 963 996 240 (d) 936 962 40
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 842872642780. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8428 7264 2870 (b) 8422 8726 42780 (c) 8428 7264 780 (d) 8428 7264 2780
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Pigs Aunty Eat (b) Love Eat Pigs Aunty (c) Aunty Pigs Love Eat (d) Eat Love Pigs Aunty
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, net, van, banana, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBVND (b) NVBGD (c) DNVBG (d) NDVBG
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
12. 12.🧰 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
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, violin, monkey? (a) Mum Vines Wins (b) Vines Mum Wins (c) Wins Vines Mum (d) Vines Wins Mum
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 421771362305. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4217 1736 2305 (b) 4217 7136 2305 (c) 4217 7713 62305 (d) 4217 7162 305
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, umpire, monkey, spoon, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUMSJ (b) UMSJC (c) UCMSJ (d) JSMUC
16. 16.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 112873449. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 112 287 3449 (b) 118 734 49 (c) 112 873 449 (d) 112 837 449
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, fan, sock? (a) Fly Silly Kids (b) Silly Fly Kids (c) Kids Fly Silly (d) Fly Kids Silly
19. 19.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 630106874. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 601 068 74 (b) 630 108 674 (c) 630 010 6874 (d) 630 106 874
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
23. 23.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, goat, ball? (a) Goats Bakes Cook (b) Bakes Goats Cook (c) Cook Goats Bakes (d) Goats Cook Bakes
25. 25.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Every Play All (b) Every Love Play All (c) Love Play All Every (d) All Play Love Every
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, mirror, owl? (a) Only My Play (b) My Only Play (c) Play My Only (d) My Play Only
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 984111321417. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9841 1123 1417 (b) 9811 1321 417 (c) 9884 1113 21417 (d) 9841 1132 1417
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Seven Wise Nani (b) Every Nani Seven Wise (c) Nani Every Seven Wise (d) Wise Seven Every Nani
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nani Silly Wet (b) Wet Silly Every Nani (c) Every Silly Wet Nani (d) Nani Every Silly Wet
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
34. 34.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 527289253446. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5272 8925 3446 (b) 5722 8925 3446 (c) 5227 2892 53446 (d) 5272 9253 446
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Green Silly (b) Silly Wet Green (c) Green Wet Silly (d) Wet Silly Green
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 5837766666. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 538 776 6666 (b) 583 766 666 (c) 583 776 66666 (d) 583 776 6666
38. 38.🧰 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
39. 39.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 375075366. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 375 075 636 (b) 375 075 3366 (c) 750 753 66 (d) 375 075 366

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