Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 807 · 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 acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 800259272. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 802 592 72 (b) 800 529 272 (c) 800 255 9272 (d) 800 259 272
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 287679228102. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2867 7922 8102 (b) 2876 7922 810 (c) 2876 7922 8102 (d) 2876 7922 81002
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 209042619380. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2099 0426 19380 (b) 2090 4261 938 (c) 2090 2461 9380 (d) 2090 4261 9380
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 341579146750. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3415 7914 650 (b) 3415 7941 6750 (c) 3415 7914 6750 (d) 3415 7911 46750
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 565760023243. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5657 6002 3234 (b) 5657 6002 33243 (c) 5657 6002 3243 (d) 5657 6023 243
12. 12.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Sing Grab (b) Grab Wet Sing (c) Sing Wet Grab (d) Wet Grab Sing
16. 16.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Every Pink Crazy (b) Crazy Pink Cats Every (c) Every Cats Pink Crazy (d) Cats Pink Crazy Every
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 191818733. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 119 181 8733 (b) 191 188 733 (c) 191 818 733 (d) 198 187 33
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, goat, cat? (a) Green Cook Ink (b) Ink Green Cook (c) Cook Green Ink (d) Green Ink Cook
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 4029057118. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 429 057 118 (b) 402 907 5118 (c) 402 905 7118 (d) 402 990 57118
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 514896457. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 514 896 475 (b) 514 894 57 (c) 514 896 457 (d) 514 896 4577
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Silly (b) Wise Grab Silly (c) Wise Silly Grab (d) Silly Wise Grab
25. 25.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
30. 30.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pigs Love Every (b) Love Pigs Aunty Every (c) Every Love Pigs Aunty (d) Love Every Pigs Aunty
32. 32.🧰 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
33. 33.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, van, candle? (a) Very Toys Crazy (b) Very Crazy Toys (c) Crazy Very Toys (d) Toys Very Crazy
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 478331490. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 478 331 490 (b) 478 331 1490 (c) 478 334 190 (d) 478 334 90
37. 37.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
40. 40.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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