Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 398 · 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: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pigs Aunty Eat (b) Lazy Eat Pigs Aunty (c) Eat Lazy Pigs Aunty (d) Aunty Pigs Lazy Eat
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 9279789942. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 927 978 9924 (b) 927 978 9942 (c) 927 989 942 (d) 922 797 89942
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Silly Wise Nani (b) Eat Nani Silly Wise (c) Wise Silly Eat Nani (d) Nani Eat Silly Wise
8. 8.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
11. 11.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
13. 13.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, shoe, net, cat, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ASNCJ (b) SNCJA (c) JCNSA (d) SANCJ
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 9481528127. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 948 152 8172 (b) 948 152 8127 (c) 981 528 127 (d) 948 152 88127
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 529903677707. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5299 0367 770 (b) 5299 0366 77707 (c) 5299 0376 7707 (d) 5299 0367 7707
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 829412586. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 829 415 286 (b) 829 412 586 (c) 829 412 5586 (d) 294 125 86
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 1180551645. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 118 055 1645 (b) 110 855 1645 (c) 118 055 645 (d) 118 005 51645
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, rope, inkpot, spoon, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNISF (b) NRISF (c) RISFN (d) FSIRN
23. 23.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 241995545. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 214 995 545 (b) 241 995 545 (c) 249 955 45 (d) 241 199 5545
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 5564075287. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 556 640 75287 (b) 556 407 5287 (c) 554 075 287 (d) 556 407 5827
28. 28.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 1862552117. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 186 225 52117 (b) 186 255 2117 (c) 862 552 117 (d) 816 255 2117
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 581884824. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 581 848 24 (b) 581 884 824 (c) 581 884 8244 (d) 851 884 824
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 942421139937. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9424 1213 9937 (b) 9424 1139 937 (c) 9424 2113 9937 (d) 9424 2113 39937
33. 33.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Every Play Cook (b) Every Cook Play Cook (c) Cook Play Cook Every (d) Every Cook Cook Play
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, needle, kettle, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FNKS (b) NFKS (c) SKNF (d) NKSF
38. 38.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 4807926156. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 480 796 156 (b) 480 792 26156 (c) 480 792 6156 (d) 480 792 6516
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, cat, frog? (a) Funny Crazy Owls (b) Crazy Funny Owls (c) Crazy Owls Funny (d) Owls Crazy Funny

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