Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 433 · 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 7400007178. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 774 000 07178 (b) 740 007 178 (c) 740 000 7178 (d) 470 000 7178
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 5222449770. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 522 244 770 (b) 522 244 97700 (c) 522 244 9707 (d) 522 244 9770
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
10. 10.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 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
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Crazy Eat (b) Crazy Pink Cats Eat (c) Crazy Eat Pink Cats (d) Eat Crazy Pink Cats
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 781265029. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 712 650 29 (b) 781 265 209 (c) 781 265 5029 (d) 781 265 029
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, frog, ball? (a) Lazy Frogs Bakes (b) Bakes Frogs Lazy (c) Frogs Lazy Bakes (d) Frogs Bakes Lazy
16. 16.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, nest, lemon, spoon, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USLNV (b) NLSUV (c) VNLSU (d) NVLSU
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 581495054. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 584 195 054 (b) 581 449 5054 (c) 814 950 54 (d) 581 495 054
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Play Cats Eat (b) Cats Play Crazy Eat (c) Crazy Eat Play Cats (d) Eat Crazy Play Cats
20. 20.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
23. 23.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 611277329. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 611 277 392 (b) 611 127 7329 (c) 611 277 329 (d) 611 273 29
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, doll, kite, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VKDJ (b) DKVJ (c) JDKV (d) DJKV
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pink Cats Every (b) Every Crazy Pink Cats (c) Crazy Every Pink Cats (d) Cats Pink Crazy Every
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, shoe, van? (a) Silly Kids Vans (b) Vans Silly Kids (c) Kids Silly Vans (d) Silly Vans Kids
28. 28.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, jalebi, apple? (a) Jeeps Uncle All (b) Jeeps All Uncle (c) Uncle Jeeps All (d) All Jeeps Uncle
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 152918218. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 155 291 8218 (b) 152 918 281 (c) 152 918 21 (d) 152 918 218
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 396315781. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 396 315 781 (b) 369 315 781 (c) 396 315 7781 (d) 396 317 81
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
36. 36.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, radio, sock, lemon, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSLPV (b) PLSRV (c) RVSLP (d) VRSLP
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eat Pigs Crazy (b) Eat Crazy Crazy Pigs (c) Crazy Pigs Crazy Eat (d) Eat Crazy Pigs Crazy
39. 39.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True

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