Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 867 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 2840429320. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 284 042 9320 (b) 248 042 9320 (c) 228 404 29320 (d) 284 042 932
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 988613517393. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9886 1135 17393 (b) 9861 3517 393 (c) 9886 1315 7393 (d) 9886 1351 7393
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, umbrella, igloo? (a) Uncle All Inside (b) Uncle Inside All (c) All Uncle Inside (d) Inside Uncle All
4. 4.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 207220354. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 207 220 34 (b) 207 220 354 (c) 270 220 354 (d) 220 722 0354
6. 6.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 532781783278. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5328 7178 3278 (b) 5327 8178 33278 (c) 5327 8178 327 (d) 5327 8178 3278
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 290341842802. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2903 4184 2802 (b) 2903 4148 2802 (c) 2903 3418 42802 (d) 2903 4142 802
15. 15.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, apple, guava? (a) All Kites Goats (b) Goats All Kites (c) All Goats Kites (d) Kites All Goats
17. 17.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
19. 19.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, watch, umbrella? (a) Uncle Wins Frogs (b) Frogs Wins Uncle (c) Wins Frogs Uncle (d) Wins Uncle Frogs
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 982619138. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 982 619 18 (b) 988 261 9138 (c) 982 619 138 (d) 982 169 138
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, orange, inkpot? (a) Inside Old Bakes (b) Old Bakes Inside (c) Bakes Old Inside (d) Old Inside Bakes
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, whistle, duck? (a) Owls Wet Dogs (b) Dogs Wet Owls (c) Wet Owls Dogs (d) Wet Dogs Owls
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, drum, guava? (a) Green Dad Aunty (b) Dad Aunty Green (c) Aunty Dad Green (d) Dad Green Aunty
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, duck, needle? (a) Dad Neat Silly (b) Silly Dad Neat (c) Dad Silly Neat (d) Neat Dad Silly
29. 29.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
31. 31.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 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) chunking (d) a rhyme
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
35. 35.🧰 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
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, candle, ant, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CAGB (b) CBAG (c) GACB (d) BCAG
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, apple, bucket? (a) Nine All Big (b) Big All Nine (c) All Big Nine (d) All Nine Big
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 2034810364. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 203 481 0364 (b) 203 348 10364 (c) 023 481 0364 (d) 203 481 036
39. 39.🧰 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 first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, mirror, net? (a) Mum Nine Bunny (b) Mum Bunny Nine (c) Bunny Mum Nine (d) Nine Mum Bunny

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