Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 533 · 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: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Eight Seven Wins (b) Eight Neat Seven Wins (c) Wins Seven Eight Neat (d) Eight Seven Wins Neat
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eat Lions Play All (b) Lions Play All Eat (c) All Play Lions Eat (d) Lions Eat Play All
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 3725739039. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 372 573 9309 (b) 725 739 039 (c) 372 573 9039 (d) 337 257 39039
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
12. 12.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
14. 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 4412407609. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 442 140 7609 (b) 441 240 7609 (c) 444 124 07609 (d) 442 407 609
16. 16.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, van, watch? (a) Wins Very Jeeps (b) Very Wins Jeeps (c) Very Jeeps Wins (d) Jeeps Very Wins
18. 18.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, candle, monkey? (a) Cook Jolly My (b) Jolly Cook My (c) My Cook Jolly (d) Cook My Jolly
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, monkey, ice cream? (a) My Inside Wise (b) My Wise Inside (c) Wise My Inside (d) Inside My Wise
21. 21.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
22. 22.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 279125979. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 279 125 799 (b) 279 125 979 (c) 791 259 79 (d) 227 912 5979
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, cat, needle? (a) Neat Cats My (b) Cats Neat My (c) Cats My Neat (d) My Cats Neat
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Nani Seven Wise (b) Eight Seven Wise Nani (c) Wise Seven Eight Nani (d) Nani Eight Seven Wise
29. 29.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
30. 30.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, duck, key, apple, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDKAC (b) DKACM (c) CAKDM (d) DMKAC
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 583843693999. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5838 4369 399 (b) 5883 4369 3999 (c) 5838 4369 3999 (d) 5838 4436 93999
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
35. 35.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 328376433422. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3283 7433 422 (b) 3283 3764 33422 (c) 3238 7643 3422 (d) 3283 7643 3422
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 806700722481. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8067 0072 2481 (b) 8067 0072 24811 (c) 8067 0072 2841 (d) 8067 0072 481
38. 38.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 331815539727. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3311 8553 9727 (b) 3311 5539 727 (c) 3318 1555 39727 (d) 3318 1553 9727
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Neat Seven Wet (b) Every Seven Wet Neat (c) Neat Every Seven Wet (d) Wet Seven Every Neat

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