Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 978 · 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 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, apple, bucket, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) APBF (b) FBAP (c) PABF (d) ABFP
5. 5.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 2614319212. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 226 143 19212 (b) 261 431 9212 (c) 264 131 9212 (d) 264 319 212
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, fan, bucket, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WBFI (b) FIBW (c) IFBW (d) FBWI
8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Eight Play Ants (b) Eight Love Play Ants (c) Ants Play Love Eight (d) Love Play Ants Eight
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 349629008. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 349 662 9008 (b) 349 690 08 (c) 349 620 908 (d) 349 629 008
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
15. 15.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
18. 18.🧰 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
19. 19.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, coconut, urn? (a) Uncle Cook Nine (b) Cook Uncle Nine (c) Cook Nine Uncle (d) Nine Cook Uncle
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 2019326031. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 201 932 60031 (b) 201 932 603 (c) 201 932 6031 (d) 201 936 2031
23. 23.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, jeep, bucket, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCBM (b) CJBM (c) JBMC (d) MBJC
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, rose, drum, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WRDM (b) RDMW (c) MDRW (d) RWDM
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, urn, needle, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UNRD (b) UDNR (c) DUNR (d) RNUD
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Silly Lazy Fly (b) Fly Lazy Silly Runs (c) Silly Runs Lazy Fly (d) Silly Lazy Fly Runs
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, owl, guava, needle, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BOGNC (b) OBGNC (c) CNGOB (d) OGNCB
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Red Lazy Funny (b) Silly Lazy Funny Red (c) Red Silly Lazy Funny (d) Funny Lazy Silly Red
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 802470232090. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8024 7023 0290 (b) 8247 0232 090 (c) 8024 7023 2090 (d) 8024 4702 32090
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
39. 39.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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