Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 2 · 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: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 341906559. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 419 065 59 (b) 349 106 559 (c) 341 906 5559 (d) 341 906 559
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 211169209. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 211 169 209 (b) 211 116 9209 (c) 211 192 09 (d) 211 162 909
4. 4.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mum Frogs Jolly (b) Jolly Frogs Mum Ants (c) Frogs Mum Ants Jolly (d) Frogs Jolly Mum Ants
8. 8.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, apple, pillow? (a) Pink All Frogs (b) All Frogs Pink (c) Frogs All Pink (d) All Pink Frogs
10. 10.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, jalebi, glass? (a) Grab Jump Kind (b) Jump Grab Kind (c) Kind Jump Grab (d) Jump Kind Grab
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 1492356008. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 142 935 6008 (b) 149 923 56008 (c) 149 235 608 (d) 149 235 6008
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 6870255109. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 867 025 5109 (b) 870 255 109 (c) 668 702 55109 (d) 687 025 5109
14. 14.🧰 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
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All Mum Funny Jeeps (b) Jeeps Funny Mum All (c) Funny Jeeps Mum All (d) Funny Mum All Jeeps
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 3461380302. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 346 138 03022 (b) 346 138 3002 (c) 346 138 0302 (d) 346 138 002
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, jug, ice cream, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OIJW (b) WJIO (c) JWIO (d) JIOW
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mice Funny Jolly (b) Funny Jolly Mice Ants (c) Funny Mice Ants Jolly (d) Jolly Funny Mice Ants
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, banana, vase, kettle, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BVKPG (b) GBVKP (c) BGVKP (d) PKVBG
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, lemon, watch, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWLC (b) CLWU (c) LCWU (d) LWUC
26. 26.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, coconut, key, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKNM (b) CMKN (c) MCKN (d) NKCM
28. 28.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 8816695616. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 818 669 5616 (b) 816 695 616 (c) 881 669 5616 (d) 881 669 56166
30. 30.🧰 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
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, tomato, igloo? (a) Tiny Ink Seven (b) Tiny Seven Ink (c) Seven Tiny Ink (d) Ink Tiny Seven
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, parrot, whistle, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDWN (b) PWND (c) DPWN (d) NWPD
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 777953622239. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7775 3622 239 (b) 7777 9536 22239 (c) 7779 5362 2239 (d) 7775 9362 2239
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 374311269483. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3741 1269 483 (b) 3734 1126 9483 (c) 3743 1126 69483 (d) 3743 1126 9483
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) APLE
40. 40.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False

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