Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 920 · 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 7519260965. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 751 926 095 (b) 751 962 0965 (c) 751 926 0965 (d) 751 926 09655
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 4559609497. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 455 960 9497 (b) 459 609 497 (c) 455 960 4997 (d) 455 966 09497
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nine Seven Wins (b) Eat Seven Wins Nine (c) Nine Eat Seven Wins (d) Wins Seven Eat Nine
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
7. 7.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, jeep, flute, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JFIG (b) JGFI (c) IFJG (d) GJFI
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
10. 10.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) a mind map
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly Mum All (b) Jolly Funny Mum All (c) All Mum Funny Jolly (d) Funny Mum All Jolly
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.🔢 You want to remember the number 828011498951. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8280 1114 98951 (b) 8280 1149 8951 (c) 2880 1149 8951 (d) 8280 1149 951
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, whistle, lamp? (a) Lazy Wet Kites (b) Kites Wet Lazy (c) Wet Lazy Kites (d) Wet Kites Lazy
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, rope, coconut? (a) Red Cats Uncle (b) Red Uncle Cats (c) Uncle Red Cats (d) Cats Red Uncle
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, duck, net, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DONG (b) DNGO (c) ODNG (d) GNDO
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 911449180574. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9114 4910 8574 (b) 9114 9180 574 (c) 9911 4491 80574 (d) 9114 4918 0574
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, inkpot, fan, net, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GNFIJ (b) IFNGJ (c) JIFNG (d) IJFNG
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, vase, ant? (a) Aunty Very Seven (b) Very Seven Aunty (c) Very Aunty Seven (d) Seven Very Aunty
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WSG
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 516877085185. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5168 7708 5185 (b) 5168 7770 85185 (c) 5168 7708 5158 (d) 5168 7705 185
29. 29.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 410201910977. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4012 0191 0977 (b) 4110 2019 10977 (c) 4102 0191 0977 (d) 4102 0191 097
32. 32.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
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 chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 9048586519. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 904 858 65119 (b) 904 856 519 (c) 904 856 8519 (d) 904 858 6519

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