Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 880 · 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 534575365291. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5345 7535 6291 (b) 5345 7536 55291 (c) 5345 7536 5291 (d) 3457 5365 291
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 579420304. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 579 420 304 (b) 579 420 04 (c) 579 420 3044 (d) 597 420 304
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
4. 4.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, anchor, fan, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UFAW (b) WAFU (c) AFUW (d) AWFU
7. 7.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Red Seven Lazy Fly (b) Fly Lazy Seven Red (c) Seven Lazy Fly Red (d) Seven Red Lazy Fly
9. 9.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
10. 10.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, pencil, apple? (a) Aunty Pigs Bunny (b) Pigs Bunny Aunty (c) Bunny Pigs Aunty (d) Pigs Aunty Bunny
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 402577386. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 402 577 386 (b) 402 577 3886 (c) 025 773 86 (d) 402 757 386
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🧰 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
15. 15.🧰 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
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Neat Silly Wins (b) Wins Silly Eat Neat (c) Eat Silly Wins Neat (d) Neat Eat Silly Wins
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 324988512438. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3298 8512 438 (b) 2349 8851 2438 (c) 3249 9885 12438 (d) 3249 8851 2438
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Cats Every (b) Cats Every Play Cook (c) Cats Play Cook Every (d) Every Cats Play Cook
19. 19.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, coconut, goat? (a) Crazy Goats Wins (b) Goats Crazy Wins (c) Crazy Wins Goats (d) Wins Crazy Goats
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, umpire, van? (a) Under Crazy Vans (b) Vans Under Crazy (c) Crazy Under Vans (d) Under Vans Crazy
23. 23.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 768724785. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 766 872 4785 (b) 768 724 785 (c) 786 724 785 (d) 768 724 85
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 796268100248. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7926 6810 0248 (b) 7996 2681 00248 (c) 7962 6810 0248 (d) 9626 8100 248
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wins Grab (b) Grab Wins Silly (c) Wins Grab Silly (d) Wins Silly Grab
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 8635181556. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 863 518 1556 (b) 863 581 1556 (c) 635 181 556 (d) 863 351 81556
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 812683629. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 881 268 3629 (b) 812 683 69 (c) 182 683 629 (d) 812 683 629
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
35. 35.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🧰 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
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 891250116300. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8912 5011 16300 (b) 8912 5011 300 (c) 8912 5011 6300 (d) 8921 5011 6300
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jump Mice Ants (b) Jump Funny Mice Ants (c) Ants Mice Funny Jump (d) Funny Mice Ants Jump
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, anchor, kettle? (a) Old Ants Kites (b) Kites Ants Old (c) Ants Old Kites (d) Ants Kites Old
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, tent, radio? (a) Tea Runs Wins (b) Wins Tea Runs (c) Tea Wins Runs (d) Runs Tea Wins

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