Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 282 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, igloo, sock? (a) Ink Very Silly (b) Very Ink Silly (c) Silly Ink Very (d) Ink Silly Very
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 3118138664. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 131 813 8664 (b) 311 181 38664 (c) 311 813 8664 (d) 311 813 866
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 812435740. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 812 435 7740 (b) 812 435 740 (c) 812 435 470 (d) 124 357 40
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, frog, rose, umpire, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRUIG (b) FGRUI (c) IURFG (d) GFRUI
6. 6.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 570106078215. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5701 0678 215 (b) 5701 0067 8215 (c) 5701 0600 78215 (d) 5701 0607 8215
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
12. 12.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, cat, orange? (a) Old Cats Pink (b) Pink Cats Old (c) Cats Pink Old (d) Cats Old Pink
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Seven Green (b) Green Wet Seven (c) Seven Wet Green (d) Wet Green Seven
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, orange, flute, candle, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFCWG (b) OGFCW (c) WCFOG (d) GOFCW
16. 16.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 8749864628. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 879 864 628 (b) 879 486 4628 (c) 874 986 46288 (d) 874 986 4628
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
19. 19.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 320068663. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 320 068 663 (b) 320 686 63 (c) 320 066 863 (d) 320 068 6663
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 7048083875. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 704 808 387 (b) 704 803 8875 (c) 704 808 3875 (d) 770 480 83875
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
26. 26.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jolly My All (b) Fly My All Jolly (c) Jolly Fly My All (d) All My Fly Jolly
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All Mum Fly Jeeps (b) Fly Mum All Jeeps (c) Fly Jeeps Mum All (d) Jeeps Fly Mum All
30. 30.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 472710916053. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4271 0916 053 (b) 4727 1091 6053 (c) 4727 1019 6053 (d) 4727 1091 16053
33. 33.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, cat, mango? (a) Cats Bakes Mice (b) Mice Cats Bakes (c) Bakes Cats Mice (d) Cats Mice Bakes
35. 35.🧰 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) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 9314469678. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 931 446 99678 (b) 931 469 678 (c) 931 446 9678 (d) 934 146 9678
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, glass, urn? (a) Goats Owls Under (b) Under Goats Owls (c) Goats Under Owls (d) Owls Goats Under
38. 38.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym

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