Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 57 · 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: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 1785275056. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 177 852 75056 (b) 178 527 5056 (c) 178 527 556 (d) 178 527 0556
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 950955034. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 950 955 34 (b) 950 955 034 (c) 955 095 5034 (d) 950 955 304
5. 5.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wins Silly (b) Wins Silly Green (c) Wins Green Silly (d) Silly Wins Green
7. 7.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
9. 9.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 1091879032. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 019 187 9032 (b) 100 918 79032 (c) 109 187 932 (d) 109 187 9032
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 922492556. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 922 492 556 (b) 922 492 56 (c) 922 429 556 (d) 922 492 5556
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
15. 15.🧰 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
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.🧰 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
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, umbrella, duck, rose, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UDRVS (b) USDRV (c) SUDRV (d) VRDUS
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) WSG
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 2900339456. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 290 303 9456 (b) 290 039 456 (c) 290 033 9456 (d) 290 033 39456
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) date chunks
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, drum, umbrella? (a) Dance Up Lions (b) Up Dance Lions (c) Lions Dance Up (d) Dance Lions Up
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
26. 26.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 5163849063. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 516 384 9063 (b) 516 384 90063 (c) 516 348 9063 (d) 516 384 063
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
31. 31.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nani Seven Wins (b) Nani Eat Seven Wins (c) Wins Seven Eat Nani (d) Eat Seven Wins Nani
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
35. 35.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 2017605996. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 201 760 59996 (b) 201 760 5996 (c) 017 605 996 (d) 210 760 5996
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lions Funny Runs (b) Funny Lions Silly Runs (c) Runs Silly Lions Funny (d) Silly Runs Lions Funny
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, anchor, umbrella, rose, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PRUAJ (b) JAURP (c) AURPJ (d) AJURP

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