Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 979 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
2. 2.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 4808471001. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 480 847 71001 (b) 480 487 1001 (c) 480 847 1001 (d) 480 847 101
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 418272952811. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4128 7295 2811 (b) 4182 7295 28811 (c) 4182 7295 2811 (d) 4182 7295 281
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 445965264739. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4455 9652 64739 (b) 4459 6526 7439 (c) 4596 5264 739 (d) 4459 6526 4739
9. 9.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
13. 13.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, shoe, kite? (a) Inside Sing Kids (b) Kids Sing Inside (c) Sing Kids Inside (d) Sing Inside Kids
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
16. 16.🔤 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
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
19. 19.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Red Love Funny (b) Red Seven Love Funny (c) Seven Love Funny Red (d) Funny Love Seven Red
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wet Goats (b) Wet Goats Sing (c) Wet Sing Goats (d) Goats Wet Sing
22. 22.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, owl, shoe, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WSOT (b) OTSW (c) TOSW (d) OSWT
25. 25.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, frog, pillow? (a) Pink Funny Owls (b) Funny Owls Pink (c) Funny Pink Owls (d) Owls Funny Pink
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, van, tomato, urn, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSTUC (b) CUTVS (c) VTUCS (d) SVTUC
28. 28.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Lazy Sing Red (b) Red Sing Lazy Frogs (c) Sing Lazy Frogs Red (d) Sing Red Lazy Frogs
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 644567685226. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6445 6678 5226 (b) 6445 6768 5226 (c) 6446 7685 226 (d) 6444 5676 85226
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, radio, bucket, coconut, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCBRW (b) RBCGW (c) WRBCG (d) RWBCG
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 561481116930. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5614 1811 6930 (b) 5611 4811 16930 (c) 5614 8111 6930 (d) 5614 8111 630
37. 37.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
39. 39.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 386363747. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 386 363 7477 (b) 368 363 747 (c) 386 363 47 (d) 386 363 747

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