Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 60 · 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.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, flute, drum? (a) Only Funny Dance (b) Dance Funny Only (c) Funny Only Dance (d) Funny Dance Only
4. 4.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 358555058. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 585 550 58 (b) 358 555 058 (c) 358 555 0588 (d) 358 555 508
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nine Eat Silly Wet (b) Wet Silly Eat Nine (c) Eat Silly Wet Nine (d) Eat Nine Silly Wet
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, pillow, radio, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PORU (b) URPO (c) PRUO (d) OPRU
9. 9.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cook Play Crazy (b) Cook Every Play Crazy (c) Crazy Play Cook Every (d) Cook Play Crazy Every
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, rope, jeep? (a) Mum Rani Jeeps (b) Rani Mum Jeeps (c) Jeeps Rani Mum (d) Rani Jeeps Mum
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 812837386. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 182 837 386 (b) 811 283 7386 (c) 812 837 386 (d) 812 873 86
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nani Sing Wins (b) Wins Sing Every Nani (c) Nani Every Sing Wins (d) Every Sing Wins Nani
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, duck, violin? (a) Dad Tiny Very (b) Dad Very Tiny (c) Very Dad Tiny (d) Tiny Dad Very
17. 17.🧰 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
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 440927229. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 404 927 229 (b) 440 927 229 (c) 440 927 22 (d) 444 092 7229
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 7111006705. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 711 006 705 (b) 711 010 6705 (c) 711 100 6705 (d) 711 110 06705
20. 20.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 623710213062. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6223 7102 13062 (b) 6327 1021 3062 (c) 6237 1021 3062 (d) 6237 1213 062
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eight Play Cats (b) Cats Play Crazy Eight (c) Crazy Play Cats Eight (d) Eight Crazy Play Cats
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 361615202900. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3611 6520 2900 (b) 3661 5202 900 (c) 3616 1520 29000 (d) 3616 1520 2900
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 240265052733. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2402 6505 2733 (b) 2402 6052 733 (c) 2402 6505 2373 (d) 2402 6505 52733
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 271781217429. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2771 8121 7429 (b) 2717 8121 7429 (c) 2717 8121 74299 (d) 2717 8121 429
28. 28.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
29. 29.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 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
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 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
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Mice Aunty Jolly (b) Jolly Fly Mice Aunty (c) Fly Jolly Mice Aunty (d) Aunty Mice Fly Jolly
37. 37.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, fan, wallet, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FWPO (b) FOWP (c) OFWP (d) PWFO
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 931366380. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 931 363 680 (b) 931 366 38 (c) 931 366 380 (d) 931 366 3380
40. 40.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map

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