Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 817 · 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: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
4. 4.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 120060050. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 122 006 0050 (b) 120 060 050 (c) 120 060 005 (d) 120 600 50
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 585484011980. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5584 8401 1980 (b) 5854 8401 198 (c) 5854 8401 1980 (d) 5585 4840 11980
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Eat Nine (b) Nine Eat Seven Wise (c) Eat Seven Wise Nine (d) Eat Nine Seven Wise
16. 16.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Grab Seven (b) Wise Seven Grab (c) Seven Wise Grab (d) Grab Wise Seven
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, onion, monkey? (a) All Old My (b) Old All My (c) Old My All (d) My Old All
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 9922148527. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 999 221 48527 (b) 992 218 4527 (c) 992 214 8527 (d) 992 218 527
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 601706394. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 601 706 934 (b) 601 706 34 (c) 601 700 6394 (d) 601 706 394
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, kettle, apple? (a) Ice Kids Aunty (b) Kids Ice Aunty (c) Aunty Kids Ice (d) Kids Aunty Ice
23. 23.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Seven Wise Neat (b) Eight Neat Seven Wise (c) Neat Eight Seven Wise (d) Wise Seven Eight Neat
27. 27.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
28. 28.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 4358189882. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 435 881 89882 (b) 435 818 882 (c) 435 881 9882 (d) 435 818 9882
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, bucket, rope? (a) Runs Big Dance (b) Big Runs Dance (c) Big Dance Runs (d) Dance Big Runs
31. 31.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, ant, wallet, umpire, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUWAN (b) AWUFN (c) NAWUF (d) ANWUF
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
34. 34.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Every Nani (b) Every Nani Silly Wet (c) Nani Every Silly Wet (d) Every Silly Wet Nani
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 9026813281. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 906 281 3281 (b) 902 681 3281 (c) 902 681 13281 (d) 026 813 281
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, jug, doll, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJDA (b) JDAC (c) JCDA (d) ADJC
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 284682166537. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2846 2816 6537 (b) 2846 8216 6537 (c) 2844 6821 66537 (d) 2868 2166 537
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 5188470439. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 518 884 70439 (b) 518 847 039 (c) 518 847 0439 (d) 518 847 4039
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA

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