Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 535 · 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 280601351931. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2806 0135 1391 (b) 2806 0135 191 (c) 2806 0113 51931 (d) 2806 0135 1931
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, key, tomato? (a) Kites Tiny Under (b) Kites Under Tiny (c) Under Kites Tiny (d) Tiny Kites Under
7. 7.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Funny Mice Ants (b) Funny Mice Ants Jeeps (c) Ants Mice Funny Jeeps (d) Funny Jeeps Mice Ants
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny My All (b) All My Funny Jolly (c) Funny My All Jolly (d) Funny Jolly My All
15. 15.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 624708745. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 624 708 75 (b) 264 708 745 (c) 624 708 745 (d) 624 470 8745
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
19. 19.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 351032689. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 351 032 689 (b) 310 326 89 (c) 351 032 2689 (d) 531 032 689
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Runs Love Frogs (b) Sing Love Frogs Runs (c) Runs Sing Love Frogs (d) Frogs Love Sing Runs
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, monkey, bucket? (a) Mum Bunny Wet (b) Wet Mum Bunny (c) Mum Wet Bunny (d) Bunny Mum Wet
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 381557598. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 381 557 598 (b) 381 557 58 (c) 381 575 598 (d) 381 555 7598
25. 25.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
27. 27.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, banana, fan, apple, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MAFBO (b) OBFAM (c) BOFAM (d) BFAMO
29. 29.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, duck, van, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DRVT (b) TVDR (c) DVTR (d) RDVT
31. 31.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 763844539625. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7638 4445 39625 (b) 7634 8453 9625 (c) 7638 4453 9625 (d) 7384 4539 625
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
37. 37.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 760732839082. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7607 3283 9082 (b) 7607 3283 902 (c) 7607 3289 3082 (d) 7760 7328 39082
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 3096445269. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 396 445 269 (b) 309 644 2569 (c) 309 644 5269 (d) 330 964 45269
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 327203973039. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2720 3973 039 (b) 3272 0397 3039 (c) 3272 0397 33039 (d) 3270 2397 3039

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