Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 567 · 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.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) chunking
2. 2.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Runs Lions Frogs (b) Runs Silly Lions Frogs (c) Frogs Lions Silly Runs (d) Silly Lions Frogs Runs
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 311137499. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 311 137 99 (b) 131 137 499 (c) 311 137 4999 (d) 311 137 499
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 953551627239. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9555 1627 239 (b) 9553 5516 27239 (c) 9535 5162 7239 (d) 9535 5162 2739
7. 7.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) chunking
8. 8.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, owl, vase, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OVKL (b) LOVK (c) KVOL (d) OLVK
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 220724569. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 207 245 69 (b) 220 724 569 (c) 220 725 469 (d) 220 072 4569
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, needle, ball, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SNBG (b) NSBG (c) GBNS (d) NBGS
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 413805051. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 441 380 5051 (b) 413 800 551 (c) 413 805 051 (d) 438 050 51
15. 15.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 896944700205. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8969 4700 205 (b) 8969 4470 0205 (c) 8969 4470 2005 (d) 8969 4470 02005
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 5237742742. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 253 774 2742 (b) 523 774 22742 (c) 523 742 742 (d) 523 774 2742
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, anchor, kite, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SAKC (b) ASKC (c) AKCS (d) CKAS
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Play Crazy Every (b) Every Crazy Crazy Play (c) Crazy Every Play Crazy (d) Every Crazy Play Crazy
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, kite, lamp? (a) Lazy Kids Neat (b) Kids Neat Lazy (c) Neat Kids Lazy (d) Kids Lazy Neat
22. 22.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 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) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 781289798. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 781 289 798 (b) 781 289 7988 (c) 781 297 98 (d) 781 289 978
26. 26.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Eat Silly Wise (b) Eat Silly Wise Nani (c) Eat Nani Silly Wise (d) Wise Silly Eat Nani
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 143207056311. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1432 0705 63111 (b) 1420 7056 311 (c) 1430 2705 6311 (d) 1432 0705 6311
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 890153788. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 890 153 788 (b) 890 157 88 (c) 889 015 3788 (d) 890 153 878
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 2365002090. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 236 500 20990 (b) 236 502 090 (c) 263 500 2090 (d) 236 500 2090
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Eight Neat (b) Eight Neat Silly Wet (c) Eight Silly Wet Neat (d) Neat Eight Silly Wet
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.🧰 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
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 9156585912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 915 658 55912 (b) 915 658 5912 (c) 915 685 5912 (d) 916 585 912
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 191851053. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 191 851 035 (b) 191 851 1053 (c) 191 810 53 (d) 191 851 053
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, goat, doll, owl, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDOFU (b) FODGU (c) UGDOF (d) GUDOF

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