Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 453 · 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: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
3. 3.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 649710570. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 694 710 570 (b) 649 710 570 (c) 649 705 70 (d) 644 971 0570
5. 5.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Eat Nani (b) Nani Eat Seven Wise (c) Eat Nani Seven Wise (d) Eat Seven Wise Nani
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, mirror, duck? (a) Bakes Mice Dogs (b) Dogs Mice Bakes (c) Mice Bakes Dogs (d) Mice Dogs Bakes
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 763945837020. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7639 4583 70200 (b) 7639 4583 7020 (c) 7394 5837 020 (d) 7639 5483 7020
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.🔢 You want to remember the number 9201179534. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 920 117 9354 (b) 201 179 534 (c) 920 117 9534 (d) 920 117 95334
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
12. 12.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
14. 14.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 114632101315. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1146 3101 315 (b) 1146 3321 01315 (c) 1146 3210 1315 (d) 1146 3201 1315
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, kite, flute, lemon, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VKFLI (b) ILFKV (c) KVFLI (d) KFLIV
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 516343328091. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5163 4332 8091 (b) 5163 4332 0891 (c) 5166 3433 28091 (d) 5163 4338 091
18. 18.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
21. 21.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 163368369458. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1633 6836 9458 (b) 1636 3836 9458 (c) 1633 6836 945 (d) 1163 3683 69458
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.🧰 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) chunking (d) a rhyme
26. 26.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny My Ants Jolly (b) Ants My Funny Jolly (c) Jolly Funny My Ants (d) Funny Jolly My Ants
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Neat Silly Wise (b) Wise Silly Eight Neat (c) Neat Eight Silly Wise (d) Eight Silly Wise Neat
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, glass, mirror? (a) Goats Neat Mice (b) Goats Mice Neat (c) Mice Goats Neat (d) Neat Goats Mice
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, flute, candle? (a) Funny Tiny Cats (b) Funny Cats Tiny (c) Tiny Funny Cats (d) Cats Funny Tiny
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 240202362. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 240 023 62 (b) 240 220 362 (c) 240 202 3362 (d) 240 202 362
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, mirror, jug? (a) Seven My Jump (b) Jump My Seven (c) My Seven Jump (d) My Jump Seven
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 659000456. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 659 000 0456 (b) 650 900 456 (c) 659 000 56 (d) 659 000 456
36. 36.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, inkpot, urn? (a) Funny Ink Uncle (b) Ink Funny Uncle (c) Uncle Ink Funny (d) Ink Uncle Funny
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, lamp, jeep? (a) Lazy Jump Only (b) Lazy Only Jump (c) Jump Lazy Only (d) Only Lazy Jump

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