Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 526 · 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: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 294569155. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 294 569 15 (b) 295 469 155 (c) 294 569 155 (d) 294 566 9155
3. 3.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 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
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
6. 6.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 589564483766. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5899 5644 83766 (b) 8956 4483 766 (c) 5895 6448 3766 (d) 5895 6443 8766
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 781256012. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 778 125 6012 (b) 781 256 102 (c) 781 560 12 (d) 781 256 012
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, duck, jalebi? (a) Dogs Aunty Jolly (b) Dogs Jolly Aunty (c) Aunty Dogs Jolly (d) Jolly Dogs Aunty
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, anchor, drum? (a) Dogs Aunty Under (b) Aunty Under Dogs (c) Under Aunty Dogs (d) Aunty Dogs Under
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, banana, sock, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JSBL (b) LBSJ (c) BSJL (d) BLSJ
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Nine Sing Wise (b) Wise Sing Eight Nine (c) Eight Sing Wise Nine (d) Nine Eight Sing Wise
16. 16.🧰 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) a rhyme (d) chunking
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 623565230397. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6235 6523 0397 (b) 6256 5230 397 (c) 6223 5652 30397 (d) 6235 6523 0379
18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 5571568770. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 555 715 68770 (b) 557 158 6770 (c) 571 568 770 (d) 557 156 8770
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lazy Sing Runs (b) Sing Lazy Funny Runs (c) Sing Runs Lazy Funny (d) Runs Sing Lazy Funny
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, ball, tomato? (a) Toys Big Ink (b) Big Toys Ink (c) Big Ink Toys (d) Ink Big Toys
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eight Play Cats (b) Eight Cats Cats Play (c) Cats Play Cats Eight (d) Eight Cats Play Cats
32. 32.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, urn, sock, apple, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) URSAL (b) LASUR (c) RUSAL (d) USALR
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 5613662998. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 561 362 6998 (b) 561 366 29998 (c) 561 366 2998 (d) 561 662 998
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Fly Mum Aunty (b) Fly Jeeps Mum Aunty (c) Fly Mum Aunty Jeeps (d) Aunty Mum Fly Jeeps
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, anchor, pillow, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPAC (b) CAPB (c) ACPB (d) APBC
38. 38.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 463557248078. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6355 7248 078 (b) 4635 5724 8078 (c) 4635 5772 48078 (d) 4635 5724 8087

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