Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 851 · 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: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.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
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, glass, radio? (a) Green Kids Red (b) Green Red Kids (c) Kids Green Red (d) Red Green Kids
5. 5.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 370215824871. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3072 1582 4871 (b) 3702 1158 24871 (c) 3702 1582 4871 (d) 3702 5824 871
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cook Cook Play (b) Cook Eat Play Cook (c) Cook Play Cook Eat (d) Eat Cook Play Cook
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 6736413597. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 673 641 35597 (b) 673 641 3597 (c) 673 413 597 (d) 676 341 3597
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 170184808957. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1701 8480 8957 (b) 1701 8480 88957 (c) 1071 8480 8957 (d) 1701 4808 957
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Mum Aunty Jolly (b) Aunty Mum Frogs Jolly (c) Jolly Frogs Mum Aunty (d) Frogs Jolly Mum Aunty
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 118842700. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 118 842 700 (b) 118 842 7000 (c) 118 427 00 (d) 181 842 700
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
22. 22.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
23. 23.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Silly (b) Wise Grab Silly (c) Silly Wise Grab (d) Wise Silly Grab
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, candle, jeep, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJDN (b) CNJD (c) NCJD (d) DJCN
27. 27.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 299877889746. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2987 7889 746 (b) 9298 7788 9746 (c) 2998 7778 89746 (d) 2998 7788 9746
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly Mice Ants (b) Ants Mice Funny Jolly (c) Jolly Funny Mice Ants (d) Funny Mice Ants Jolly
32. 32.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eat Pigs Cats (b) Cats Pigs Cook Eat (c) Cook Pigs Cats Eat (d) Eat Cook Pigs Cats
36. 36.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
37. 37.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Sing Wise Nine (b) Nine Eat Sing Wise (c) Eat Nine Sing Wise (d) Wise Sing Eat Nine
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE

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