Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 838 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 4680377245. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 468 037 7425 (b) 680 377 245 (c) 468 037 7245 (d) 468 037 72445
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 251804964449. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2180 4964 449 (b) 2518 0496 44449 (c) 2518 0496 4449 (d) 5218 0496 4449
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 5722598298. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 572 298 298 (b) 572 259 98298 (c) 752 259 8298 (d) 572 259 8298
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 9876611649. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 987 666 11649 (b) 987 661 169 (c) 897 661 1649 (d) 987 661 1649
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 9020576973. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 900 257 6973 (b) 902 057 6973 (c) 900 205 76973 (d) 902 057 693
10. 10.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jeeps My Aunty (b) Aunty My Fly Jeeps (c) Jeeps Fly My Aunty (d) Fly My Aunty Jeeps
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, lemon, spoon, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLSR (b) LGSR (c) LSRG (d) RSLG
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a long story
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, rose, apple, umpire, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RAUIP (b) PRAUI (c) IUARP (d) RPAUI
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 526917070050. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5269 1077 0050 (b) 5269 1770 70050 (c) 5269 1707 0050 (d) 5269 1707 050
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) date chunks
21. 21.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 3775906892. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 377 596 0892 (b) 377 590 6892 (c) 377 590 68892 (d) 377 590 692
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Frogs My All (b) Frogs My All Jolly (c) Frogs Jolly My All (d) All My Frogs Jolly
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 562304912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 562 304 4912 (b) 523 049 12 (c) 562 304 912 (d) 562 304 921
26. 26.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, duck, nest, rose, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTNRG (b) DNRGT (c) GRNDT (d) TDNRG
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, owl, goat, tent, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JOGTS (b) OGTSJ (c) STGOJ (d) OJGTS
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 240696798. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 244 069 6798 (b) 240 696 78 (c) 240 696 798 (d) 240 697 698
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 629368684285. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6923 6868 4285 (b) 6293 6868 4285 (c) 2936 8684 285 (d) 6293 6886 84285
31. 31.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 2502998830. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 250 929 8830 (b) 250 299 880 (c) 250 299 8830 (d) 250 029 98830
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
35. 35.🔤 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
36. 36.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 170848044. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 170 840 844 (b) 170 848 0444 (c) 170 848 04 (d) 170 848 044

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