Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 659 · 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.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 6761548707. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 676 145 8707 (b) 761 548 707 (c) 676 154 8707 (d) 676 615 48707
5. 5.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, needle, umbrella, drum, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ODUNC (b) CNUDO (c) NUDOC (d) NCUDO
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
8. 8.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 7351548289. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 731 554 8289 (b) 735 154 828 (c) 735 154 8289 (d) 735 154 48289
10. 10.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 3290902937. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 329 090 2973 (b) 329 090 02937 (c) 329 090 2937 (d) 329 092 937
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 2219348739. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 221 348 739 (b) 221 934 8739 (c) 221 934 87399 (d) 221 943 8739
15. 15.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, umbrella, igloo? (a) Under Crazy Ink (b) Ink Under Crazy (c) Under Ink Crazy (d) Crazy Under Ink
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All Mum Funny Jump (b) Funny Mum All Jump (c) Funny Jump Mum All (d) Jump Funny Mum All
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, owl, rope? (a) Runs Only Vines (b) Vines Only Runs (c) Only Runs Vines (d) Only Vines Runs
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, banana, guava? (a) Goats Bunny Funny (b) Funny Bunny Goats (c) Bunny Goats Funny (d) Bunny Funny Goats
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 3685655030. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 368 565 5030 (b) 368 565 5300 (c) 365 655 030 (d) 368 565 50300
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 5293222277. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 529 322 227 (b) 259 322 2277 (c) 529 322 2277 (d) 522 932 22277
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Every Nine (b) Nine Every Silly Wet (c) Every Silly Wet Nine (d) Every Nine Silly Wet
28. 28.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, flute, kettle, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFKO (b) FWKO (c) OKFW (d) FKOW
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
32. 32.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
33. 33.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
34. 34.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
36. 36.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, coconut, net, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNCB (b) CNVB (c) CBNV (d) BCNV

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