Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 804 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, ball, tiger? (a) Bunny Only Tiny (b) Tiny Bunny Only (c) Only Bunny Tiny (d) Bunny Tiny Only
3. 3.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 135966909. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 135 966 990 (b) 359 669 09 (c) 113 596 6909 (d) 135 966 909
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
7. 7.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, pillow, watch, orange, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PWOVB (b) PBWOV (c) VOWPB (d) BPWOV
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 436790117. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 436 679 0117 (b) 463 790 117 (c) 467 901 17 (d) 436 790 117
11. 11.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 383361183. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 383 361 813 (b) 383 336 1183 (c) 383 611 83 (d) 383 361 183
13. 13.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, van, watch, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VPWO (b) VWOP (c) PVWO (d) OWVP
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, kite, igloo, lamp, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLIKB (b) KILGB (c) KBILG (d) BKILG
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, bucket, watch, mango, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BWMKT (b) TBWMK (c) BTWMK (d) KMWBT
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, umpire, vase? (a) Under Vines Dogs (b) Under Dogs Vines (c) Vines Under Dogs (d) Dogs Under Vines
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 660713560. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 660 713 60 (b) 660 713 560 (c) 666 071 3560 (d) 667 013 560
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cats Play Cook (b) Cats Eight Play Cook (c) Cook Play Cats Eight (d) Cats Play Cook Eight
24. 24.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 5440243376. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 544 024 33376 (b) 544 024 3376 (c) 540 243 376 (d) 540 424 3376
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 313749884989. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3174 9884 989 (b) 3137 4988 4899 (c) 3133 7498 84989 (d) 3137 4988 4989
28. 28.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 128989618. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 128 898 9618 (b) 128 989 618 (c) 189 896 18 (d) 128 899 618
30. 30.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
31. 31.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, lemon, goat, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TGLF (b) FLGT (c) LGTF (d) LFGT
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
34. 34.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 594773806. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 594 773 3806 (b) 594 773 086 (c) 597 738 06 (d) 594 773 806
36. 36.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, key, banana? (a) Uncle Kites Big (b) Kites Uncle Big (c) Big Kites Uncle (d) Kites Big Uncle
38. 38.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 379793825021. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7397 9382 5021 (b) 3797 9382 021 (c) 3797 9382 5021 (d) 3797 7938 25021

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