Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 711 · 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.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a long story
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 639425865. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 639 258 65 (b) 639 425 865 (c) 369 425 865 (d) 663 942 5865
5. 5.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 275174544206. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2751 7454 42006 (b) 2751 4754 4206 (c) 2751 7444 206 (d) 2751 7454 4206
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 131725811. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 131 758 11 (b) 131 275 811 (c) 131 725 811 (d) 113 172 5811
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
16. 16.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
20. 20.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, shoe, rope? (a) Lions Seven Rani (b) Rani Seven Lions (c) Seven Lions Rani (d) Seven Rani Lions
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 6024623304. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 602 623 304 (b) 602 642 3304 (c) 660 246 23304 (d) 602 462 3304
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 263515379. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 236 515 379 (b) 263 515 379 (c) 263 513 79 (d) 263 351 5379
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, urn, frog, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USFG (b) UFGS (c) SUFG (d) GFUS
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, violin, umbrella, guava, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VRUGO (b) OGUVR (c) VUGOR (d) RVUGO
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
29. 29.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 104501777522. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1004 5017 77522 (b) 1405 0177 7522 (c) 1045 0177 7522 (d) 1045 0177 722
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, key, doll, wallet, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KDWNM (b) MKDWN (c) KMDWN (d) NWDKM
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
33. 33.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
35. 35.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 445824031276. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4458 2403 1276 (b) 4458 2401 276 (c) 4458 8240 31276 (d) 4452 8403 1276
38. 38.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence

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