Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 601 · 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: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, tiger, parrot? (a) Tiny Mice Pigs (b) Tiny Pigs Mice (c) Mice Tiny Pigs (d) Pigs Tiny Mice
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Neat Seven Wise (b) Neat Every Seven Wise (c) Wise Seven Every Neat (d) Every Seven Wise Neat
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, glass, drum, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDAB (b) GBDA (c) BGDA (d) ADGB
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 445867405. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 448 674 05 (b) 445 876 405 (c) 445 867 405 (d) 445 867 4055
8. 8.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, violin, ball? (a) Pigs Vines Big (b) Vines Pigs Big (c) Vines Big Pigs (d) Big Vines Pigs
10. 10.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, rose, whistle? (a) Jump Rani Wet (b) Rani Jump Wet (c) Rani Wet Jump (d) Wet Rani Jump
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 654174401. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 654 174 401 (b) 654 417 4401 (c) 654 174 41 (d) 654 147 401
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 3151370334. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 315 137 3034 (b) 151 370 334 (c) 315 137 0334 (d) 315 133 70334
19. 19.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 120218400853. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1202 1480 0853 (b) 1202 1840 0853 (c) 1202 1840 00853 (d) 1202 1840 853
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 142546507410. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1425 6450 7410 (b) 1425 4650 7410 (c) 1422 5465 07410 (d) 1425 4650 710
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 463999902. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 463 999 90 (b) 463 999 902 (c) 463 999 9022 (d) 463 999 092
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, jalebi, goat, parrot, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JDGPV (b) DJGPV (c) VPGJD (d) JGPVD
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, lamp, banana, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KLBU (b) LKBU (c) LBUK (d) UBLK
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
27. 27.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 603231663. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 603 231 663 (b) 602 316 63 (c) 603 231 6663 (d) 603 321 663
30. 30.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 5055757828. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 505 557 57828 (b) 555 757 828 (c) 505 575 7828 (d) 505 575 7882
33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 2408102286. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 240 812 286 (b) 240 810 22286 (c) 240 810 2826 (d) 240 810 2286
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
36. 36.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 340132811932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3401 3281 192 (b) 3401 3281 11932 (c) 3401 3281 1932 (d) 3401 3281 1923
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 1752944338. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 172 944 338 (b) 157 294 4338 (c) 175 294 4338 (d) 175 529 44338
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 942700304. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 942 700 304 (b) 947 200 304 (c) 942 700 0304 (d) 942 703 04

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