Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 524 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, shoe, nest? (a) Jeeps Silly Nine (b) Silly Nine Jeeps (c) Nine Silly Jeeps (d) Silly Jeeps Nine
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, rope, umbrella? (a) Rani Uncle Nani (b) Uncle Rani Nani (c) Rani Nani Uncle (d) Nani Rani Uncle
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 2854057045. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 228 540 57045 (b) 254 057 045 (c) 285 405 7045 (d) 285 045 7045
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 341295987168. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3412 9598 7168 (b) 3419 5987 168 (c) 3412 9598 7186 (d) 3341 2959 87168
7. 7.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 587012782029. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5870 1278 029 (b) 5870 1278 20229 (c) 5871 0278 2029 (d) 5870 1278 2029
9. 9.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, spoon, ball? (a) Seven Big Kind (b) Seven Kind Big (c) Big Seven Kind (d) Kind Seven Big
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, banana, lemon, monkey, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLMTC (b) CBLMT (c) BCLMT (d) TMLBC
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 7347844749. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 734 784 4749 (b) 734 478 44749 (c) 734 784 449 (d) 374 784 4749
15. 15.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
16. 16.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, wallet, pillow? (a) Fly Wet Pink (b) Pink Wet Fly (c) Wet Pink Fly (d) Wet Fly Pink
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty My Funny Jolly (b) Jolly Funny My Aunty (c) Funny Jolly My Aunty (d) Funny My Aunty Jolly
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 829332029. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 829 332 0229 (b) 829 330 229 (c) 829 332 029 (d) 829 320 29
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 118715068152. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1187 1550 68152 (b) 1187 1506 8152 (c) 1187 1506 812 (d) 1187 1506 1852
21. 21.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Seven Wise Nani (b) Nani Eat Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Eat Nani (d) Eat Nani Seven Wise
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, duck, lemon, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DBLA (b) DLAB (c) BDLA (d) ALDB
25. 25.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, inkpot, glass, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UIGC (b) CGIU (c) IGCU (d) IUGC
28. 28.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty My Frogs Jolly (b) Frogs Jolly My Aunty (c) Frogs My Aunty Jolly (d) Jolly Frogs My Aunty
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 1504636304. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 150 463 63304 (b) 150 643 6304 (c) 150 463 6304 (d) 150 463 634
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mice Aunty Jump (b) Aunty Mice Funny Jump (c) Funny Jump Mice Aunty (d) Jump Funny Mice Aunty
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 389884412. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 389 884 42 (b) 338 988 4412 (c) 389 884 412 (d) 389 884 421
34. 34.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 136297140. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 136 297 1140 (b) 132 697 140 (c) 136 297 10 (d) 136 297 140
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, tomato, vase? (a) Toys Uncle Very (b) Toys Very Uncle (c) Uncle Toys Very (d) Very Toys Uncle
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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