Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 777 · 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.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, kite, umbrella? (a) Under Kites Jump (b) Kites Jump Under (c) Kites Under Jump (d) Jump Kites Under
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, bucket, lamp, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BULG (b) UBLG (c) BLGU (d) GLBU
5. 5.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 459920951. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 599 209 51 (b) 459 920 951 (c) 549 920 951 (d) 455 992 0951
9. 9.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, net, jalebi? (a) Uncle Nine Jeeps (b) Nine Uncle Jeeps (c) Jeeps Nine Uncle (d) Nine Jeeps Uncle
12. 12.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 840078124. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 480 078 124 (b) 840 078 8124 (c) 840 781 24 (d) 840 078 124
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 165127557. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 165 172 557 (b) 166 512 7557 (c) 165 127 557 (d) 165 127 55
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly My All (b) Funny My All Jolly (c) All My Funny Jolly (d) Jolly Funny My All
18. 18.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 386817261885. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3881 7261 885 (b) 3868 1726 11885 (c) 3688 1726 1885 (d) 3868 1726 1885
20. 20.🧰 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
21. 21.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 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
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Silly Every Nani (b) Nani Every Silly Wise (c) Every Nani Silly Wise (d) Every Silly Wise Nani
24. 24.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, onion, violin? (a) Only Very Big (b) Very Only Big (c) Big Only Very (d) Only Big Very
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
28. 28.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 166107100. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 616 107 100 (b) 166 110 7100 (c) 166 107 100 (d) 661 071 00
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, drum, lamp, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DLOA (b) DALO (c) ADLO (d) OLDA
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, igloo, urn? (a) Ice Uncle Only (b) Ice Only Uncle (c) Uncle Ice Only (d) Only Ice Uncle
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 504493024. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 504 493 024 (b) 054 493 024 (c) 504 493 0024 (d) 044 930 24
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 143249614414. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1342 4961 4414 (b) 1432 4961 4414 (c) 4324 9614 414 (d) 1432 4961 44144
34. 34.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
35. 35.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Every Pigs Aunty (b) Aunty Pigs Love Every (c) Love Pigs Aunty Every (d) Every Love Pigs Aunty
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, guava, needle? (a) Goats Play Nani (b) Goats Nani Play (c) Play Goats Nani (d) Nani Goats Play
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, ant, kettle, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKAC (b) AKJC (c) ACKJ (d) CAKJ
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV

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