Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 596 · 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 7530160199. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 753 016 0199 (b) 753 011 60199 (c) 730 160 199 (d) 753 061 0199
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, nest, flute? (a) Neat Vans Frogs (b) Neat Frogs Vans (c) Frogs Neat Vans (d) Vans Neat Frogs
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Neat Seven Wise (b) Neat Eat Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Eat Neat (d) Eat Seven Wise Neat
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 6514397640. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 651 143 97640 (b) 654 139 7640 (c) 651 439 7640 (d) 651 439 740
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 1573524618. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 157 352 4618 (b) 155 735 24618 (c) 157 324 618 (d) 175 352 4618
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 142674178548. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1426 7147 8548 (b) 4267 4178 548 (c) 1426 7417 85548 (d) 1426 7417 8548
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, whistle, cat, lamp, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WPCLJ (b) JLCWP (c) WCLJP (d) PWCLJ
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, jug, parrot, wallet, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRPWD (b) JPWDR (c) RJPWD (d) DWPJR
12. 12.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
13. 13.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 840976961. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 849 076 961 (b) 844 097 6961 (c) 840 976 96 (d) 840 976 961
15. 15.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, tiger, umbrella, ladder, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TULKO (b) KLUTO (c) TOULK (d) OTULK
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 411997828. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 419 978 28 (b) 411 998 728 (c) 411 997 8228 (d) 411 997 828
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, duck, tiger? (a) Ice Dogs Tea (b) Tea Dogs Ice (c) Dogs Ice Tea (d) Dogs Tea Ice
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 111972118561. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1119 7211 851 (b) 1119 7221 18561 (c) 1117 9211 8561 (d) 1119 7211 8561
20. 20.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 718526228. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 718 526 28 (b) 718 552 6228 (c) 781 526 228 (d) 718 526 228
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, monkey, fan? (a) Funny Mum Green (b) Mum Green Funny (c) Green Mum Funny (d) Mum Funny Green
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 6589586770. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 658 995 86770 (b) 658 956 770 (c) 658 958 6707 (d) 658 958 6770
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, vase, glass, ice cream, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RIGVN (b) VGIRN (c) VNGIR (d) NVGIR
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, kite, flute? (a) Funny Kind Lazy (b) Kind Lazy Funny (c) Kind Funny Lazy (d) Lazy Kind Funny
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, key, vase? (a) Kites Wins Vans (b) Vans Kites Wins (c) Kites Vans Wins (d) Wins Kites Vans
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, tomato, radio? (a) Pink Tea Rani (b) Tea Pink Rani (c) Rani Tea Pink (d) Tea Rani Pink
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 170368128948. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7103 6812 8948 (b) 1703 6812 8948 (c) 1703 3681 28948 (d) 7036 8128 948
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
37. 37.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 271597696020. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2715 9769 020 (b) 2715 9769 6200 (c) 2715 9769 60220 (d) 2715 9769 6020
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, van, wallet? (a) Only Very Wise (b) Wise Very Only (c) Very Only Wise (d) Very Wise Only

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