Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 102 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 5961795245. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 596 177 95245 (b) 596 179 5245 (c) 596 179 524 (d) 956 179 5245
2. 2.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
6. 6.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 890188452555. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8901 8845 255 (b) 8990 1884 52555 (c) 8901 8854 2555 (d) 8901 8845 2555
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, lemon, orange? (a) Seven Lions Owls (b) Owls Lions Seven (c) Lions Seven Owls (d) Lions Owls Seven
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 1174516095. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 117 745 16095 (b) 117 451 6905 (c) 117 451 609 (d) 117 451 6095
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
15. 15.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 534457406384. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5345 4740 6384 (b) 5344 5740 66384 (c) 5344 5740 6384 (d) 5344 5740 634
18. 18.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
20. 20.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
23. 23.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 253268650. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 253 268 6550 (b) 253 268 605 (c) 253 268 650 (d) 232 686 50
25. 25.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 359039401. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 390 394 01 (b) 395 039 401 (c) 359 039 401 (d) 335 903 9401
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Crazy Pink Crazy (b) Crazy Every Pink Crazy (c) Every Crazy Crazy Pink (d) Crazy Pink Crazy Every
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
32. 32.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
34. 34.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 378124407784. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3781 2440 7784 (b) 3782 4407 784 (c) 3781 2440 7748 (d) 3781 2444 07784
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, whistle, ice cream? (a) Wins Up Ice (b) Wins Ice Up (c) Ice Wins Up (d) Up Wins Ice
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, whistle, ice cream, needle, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKINV (b) KWINV (c) WINVK (d) VNIWK
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, tent, drum? (a) Tea Kites Dad (b) Kites Tea Dad (c) Tea Dad Kites (d) Dad Tea Kites

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