Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 25 · 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: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 9895920240. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 989 592 240 (b) 989 592 0240 (c) 989 599 20240 (d) 989 592 0420
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
5. 5.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, van, ice cream, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VIFU (b) FIVU (c) VUIF (d) UVIF
8. 8.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, violin, needle, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VWNP (b) PNVW (c) VNPW (d) WVNP
10. 10.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, monkey, ice cream? (a) Inside Mum Lions (b) Mum Inside Lions (c) Mum Lions Inside (d) Lions Mum Inside
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
14. 14.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 743979422. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 734 979 422 (b) 743 979 422 (c) 739 794 22 (d) 743 397 9422
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, fan, monkey, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NMFW (b) FMNW (c) FWMN (d) WFMN
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, duck, kettle? (a) Dance Kids Toys (b) Toys Dance Kids (c) Kids Dance Toys (d) Dance Toys Kids
19. 19.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
22. 22.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
24. 24.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Love Pink Ants (b) Love Every Pink Ants (c) Love Pink Ants Every (d) Ants Pink Love Every
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, umbrella, banana, key, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UBKSP (b) UPBKS (c) SKBUP (d) PUBKS
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
28. 28.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Mice Ants Jolly (b) Ants Mice Fly Jolly (c) Jolly Fly Mice Ants (d) Fly Jolly Mice Ants
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 803422719815. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8034 2271 915 (b) 8034 2271 9185 (c) 8034 2271 9815 (d) 8803 4227 19815
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 871968302. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 817 968 302 (b) 871 196 8302 (c) 871 968 30 (d) 871 968 302
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 719643620. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 719 436 20 (b) 719 643 620 (c) 719 643 6200 (d) 719 463 620
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 7272100042. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 727 210 0024 (b) 727 210 0042 (c) 727 210 00042 (d) 772 100 042
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme

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