Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 613 · 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 527312198725. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5273 1219 8725 (b) 5271 3219 8725 (c) 5273 1219 875 (d) 5273 1121 98725
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 176119523878. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1761 1995 23878 (b) 1761 1592 3878 (c) 1761 9523 878 (d) 1761 1952 3878
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Pink Aunty Eight (b) Aunty Pink Love Eight (c) Eight Love Pink Aunty (d) Love Eight Pink Aunty
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 116409921437. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1164 0992 14337 (b) 1164 0991 2437 (c) 1164 0992 437 (d) 1164 0992 1437
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 933651036. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 393 651 036 (b) 993 365 1036 (c) 933 510 36 (d) 933 651 036
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, ice cream, onion? (a) Bunny Ink Owls (b) Ink Bunny Owls (c) Owls Ink Bunny (d) Ink Owls Bunny
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 150587711261. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1150 5877 11261 (b) 1505 8771 261 (c) 1505 8771 1261 (d) 1508 5771 1261
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 4029290548. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 402 929 0458 (b) 402 929 0548 (c) 402 929 05548 (d) 402 990 548
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 3837063827. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 383 706 63827 (b) 383 706 8327 (c) 383 706 387 (d) 383 706 3827
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, drum, fan? (a) Dad Bakes Frogs (b) Frogs Dad Bakes (c) Bakes Dad Frogs (d) Dad Frogs Bakes
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jeeps My Ants (b) Ants My Frogs Jeeps (c) Frogs My Ants Jeeps (d) Jeeps Frogs My Ants
17. 17.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 658942471841. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6589 4247 1841 (b) 6589 4241 7841 (c) 6589 4247 18441 (d) 6589 4247 184
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 160926839958. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1602 9683 9958 (b) 1609 2683 99558 (c) 6092 6839 958 (d) 1609 2683 9958
21. 21.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wise Grab (b) Grab Wise Seven (c) Wise Seven Grab (d) Wise Grab Seven
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 282817324. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 228 281 7324 (b) 282 817 324 (c) 828 173 24 (d) 822 817 324
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Seven Lazy Funny (b) Seven Runs Lazy Funny (c) Funny Lazy Seven Runs (d) Seven Lazy Funny Runs
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 820324682. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 820 324 682 (b) 820 032 4682 (c) 820 326 82 (d) 823 024 682
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cook Play Crazy (b) Crazy Play Cook Every (c) Cook Every Play Crazy (d) Cook Play Crazy Every
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, jug, cat, drum, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCDIG (b) JGCDI (c) GJCDI (d) IDCJG
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Lions Pigs Aunty (b) Lions Pigs Aunty Every (c) Aunty Pigs Lions Every (d) Lions Every Pigs Aunty
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
33. 33.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) an acronym
36. 36.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
37. 37.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, jeep, tomato, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTLR (b) RJTL (c) JRTL (d) LTJR
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, bucket, spoon? (a) Big Seven Uncle (b) Uncle Big Seven (c) Seven Big Uncle (d) Big Uncle Seven
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, kettle, jeep, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KJRM (b) KMJR (c) RJKM (d) MKJR

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