Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 536 · 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 546654757. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 456 654 757 (b) 466 547 57 (c) 546 654 757 (d) 546 654 7557
2. 2.🧰 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) chunking (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Silly Eight Neat (b) Neat Eight Silly Wise (c) Eight Silly Wise Neat (d) Eight Neat Silly Wise
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, tomato, goat, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WGTF (b) TFGW (c) TGWF (d) FTGW
6. 6.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 714881931. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 714 881 391 (b) 714 881 931 (c) 714 888 1931 (d) 714 819 31
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, flute, kettle? (a) Funny Cook Kites (b) Funny Kites Cook (c) Cook Funny Kites (d) Kites Funny Cook
11. 11.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
14. 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 316366626. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 316 366 626 (b) 316 366 266 (c) 163 666 26 (d) 316 366 6626
16. 16.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
17. 17.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a long story
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wise Goats (b) Wise Sing Goats (c) Wise Goats Sing (d) Goats Wise Sing
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, urn, van? (a) Under Vines Bakes (b) Vines Under Bakes (c) Bakes Under Vines (d) Under Bakes Vines
22. 22.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, watch, lamp, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ALWP (b) WPLA (c) WLAP (d) PWLA
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 864122770. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 864 122 2770 (b) 864 227 70 (c) 864 122 770 (d) 864 212 770
26. 26.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
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jeeps Mice Ants (b) Ants Mice Frogs Jeeps (c) Jeeps Frogs Mice Ants (d) Frogs Mice Ants Jeeps
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mice Fly Jump (b) Fly Jump Mice Ants (c) Fly Mice Ants Jump (d) Jump Fly Mice Ants
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 1334750129. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 313 475 0129 (b) 133 475 01129 (c) 133 475 019 (d) 133 475 0129
31. 31.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
34. 34.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, key, flute? (a) Kids Frogs Dogs (b) Kids Dogs Frogs (c) Frogs Kids Dogs (d) Dogs Kids Frogs
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, apple, umbrella, vase, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AFUVP (b) PVUAF (c) FAUVP (d) AUVPF
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 901677405. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 906 177 405 (b) 901 677 4055 (c) 906 774 05 (d) 901 677 405
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

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