Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 827 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lions Funny Rani (b) Seven Rani Lions Funny (c) Rani Seven Lions Funny (d) Funny Lions Seven Rani
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, umbrella, glass, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UGVO (b) UOGV (c) VGUO (d) OUGV
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, cat, pencil, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLPT (b) LCPT (c) CPTL (d) TPCL
9. 9.🧰 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
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eight Pigs Cats (b) Eight Cats Pigs Cats (c) Cats Pigs Cats Eight (d) Eight Cats Cats Pigs
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, banana, jug, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLJG (b) GJBL (c) BJGL (d) LBJG
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 4601747633. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 460 174 7633 (b) 406 174 7633 (c) 460 174 733 (d) 446 017 47633
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 4561878222. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 456 188 78222 (b) 465 187 8222 (c) 456 187 8222 (d) 561 878 222
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
16. 16.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, whistle, guava, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SWGN (b) NGWS (c) WSGN (d) WGNS
18. 18.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 128505348785. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1258 0534 8785 (b) 1285 0534 875 (c) 1285 0534 87885 (d) 1285 0534 8785
20. 20.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, cat, kettle? (a) Kind Cats Up (b) Up Cats Kind (c) Cats Kind Up (d) Cats Up Kind
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
25. 25.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
26. 26.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 620221126. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 622 021 126 (b) 620 221 1126 (c) 620 221 126 (d) 202 211 26
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, umbrella, kite, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCKW (b) WKUC (c) UKWC (d) CUKW
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, cat, owl, parrot, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CTOPK (b) TCOPK (c) COPKT (d) KPOCT
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Mum Ants Jolly (b) Jolly Frogs Mum Ants (c) Frogs Jolly Mum Ants (d) Ants Mum Frogs Jolly
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 187049927379. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1870 4992 7739 (b) 8704 9927 379 (c) 1870 4992 73779 (d) 1870 4992 7379
34. 34.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
37. 37.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a long story
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, pencil, vase? (a) Play Very Bunny (b) Very Play Bunny (c) Bunny Play Very (d) Play Bunny Very
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, nest, frog? (a) Funny Nine Vans (b) Nine Funny Vans (c) Vans Nine Funny (d) Nine Vans Funny
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, parrot, mirror, tent, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PMTKF (b) KTMPF (c) FPMTK (d) PFMTK

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