Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 630 · 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 574284987109. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5742 8498 7109 (b) 5774 2849 87109 (c) 7542 8498 7109 (d) 5742 4987 109
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Silly Wise Nani (b) Eat Nani Silly Wise (c) Wise Silly Eat Nani (d) Nani Eat Silly Wise
3. 3.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 9531084305. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 955 310 84305 (b) 935 108 4305 (c) 953 108 4305 (d) 531 084 305
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, umbrella, drum? (a) Up Runs Dogs (b) Up Dogs Runs (c) Runs Up Dogs (d) Dogs Up Runs
6. 6.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 371956471832. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3771 9564 71832 (b) 3719 5647 182 (c) 3719 5647 1832 (d) 3719 5674 1832
8. 8.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, key, jalebi? (a) Kids Jolly Inside (b) Jolly Kids Inside (c) Inside Kids Jolly (d) Kids Inside Jolly
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, umpire, igloo, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SIUD (b) UDIS (c) UISD (d) DUIS
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 2513909061. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 251 309 9061 (b) 251 909 061 (c) 251 390 9061 (d) 251 390 90661
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 342586080. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 324 586 080 (b) 342 586 080 (c) 345 860 80 (d) 334 258 6080
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 805500434758. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8055 0043 4578 (b) 8055 0043 478 (c) 8055 5004 34758 (d) 8055 0043 4758
17. 17.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a long story
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, ball, lamp? (a) Big Lazy Aunty (b) Big Aunty Lazy (c) Aunty Big Lazy (d) Lazy Big Aunty
19. 19.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, flute, ball? (a) Bunny Fly Kids (b) Fly Kids Bunny (c) Kids Fly Bunny (d) Fly Bunny Kids
22. 22.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 568523811127. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5685 2381 1127 (b) 5652 3811 127 (c) 5668 5238 11127 (d) 5685 2318 1127
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 980222962245. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9820 2296 2245 (b) 9800 2229 62245 (c) 9802 2296 245 (d) 9802 2296 2245
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, watch, lemon? (a) Grab Wise Love (b) Love Wise Grab (c) Wise Grab Love (d) Wise Love Grab
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, spoon, jalebi, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SAJK (b) ASJK (c) SJKA (d) KJSA
30. 30.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 252006271. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 250 062 71 (b) 252 006 6271 (c) 252 060 271 (d) 252 006 271
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, igloo, jeep, mango, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGJMP (b) IJMPG (c) PMJIG (d) GIJMP
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 916259512141. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9162 5595 12141 (b) 9162 5951 1241 (c) 9625 9512 141 (d) 9162 5951 2141
35. 35.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 712040270782. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7120 4027 70782 (b) 7120 0270 782 (c) 7120 4207 0782 (d) 7120 4027 0782
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 150549842305. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1505 4984 2305 (b) 1505 4984 23005 (c) 5054 9842 305 (d) 1505 4984 2035
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 273872347. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 227 387 2347 (b) 273 872 34 (c) 273 872 347 (d) 723 872 347
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, monkey, needle? (a) Mum Old Neat (b) Mum Neat Old (c) Neat Mum Old (d) Old Mum Neat
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP

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