Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 933 · 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 acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 4115690291. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 141 569 0291 (b) 411 569 091 (c) 411 569 0291 (d) 411 569 00291
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 428716504. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 428 716 504 (b) 427 816 504 (c) 427 165 04 (d) 422 871 6504
4. 4.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔤 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
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 9046828108. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 904 682 81088 (b) 046 828 108 (c) 904 682 8108 (d) 940 682 8108
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cats Eat (b) Cats Eat Pink Cats (c) Eat Cats Cats Pink (d) Eat Cats Pink Cats
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 3221748012. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 322 174 8012 (b) 322 174 80112 (c) 322 714 8012 (d) 321 748 012
12. 12.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 855149589574. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8551 4958 9754 (b) 8551 1495 89574 (c) 8551 4958 9574 (d) 8551 4958 974
14. 14.🧰 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
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 497637696. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 497 637 696 (b) 479 637 696 (c) 497 637 96 (d) 497 763 7696
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 571089699. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 571 089 99 (b) 571 008 9699 (c) 751 089 699 (d) 571 089 699
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, coconut, parrot? (a) Pigs Cook Tiny (b) Cook Tiny Pigs (c) Cook Pigs Tiny (d) Tiny Cook Pigs
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 1020264659. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 102 026 46599 (b) 102 026 4695 (c) 100 264 659 (d) 102 026 4659
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 573488110. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 574 388 110 (b) 574 881 10 (c) 573 488 110 (d) 557 348 8110
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, spoon, coconut, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCAK (b) KSCA (c) ACSK (d) SKCA
21. 21.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Red Sing Lions Funny (b) Sing Lions Funny Red (c) Funny Lions Sing Red (d) Sing Red Lions Funny
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Cats Pink Cook (b) Cats Pink Cook Eat (c) Cats Eat Pink Cook (d) Cook Pink Cats Eat
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Love Funny Rani (b) Rani Seven Love Funny (c) Seven Rani Love Funny (d) Funny Love Seven Rani
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 172860750. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 172 860 750 (b) 172 607 50 (c) 172 860 705 (d) 172 286 0750
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, cat, orange, vase, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CTOVD (b) COVDT (c) TCOVD (d) DVOCT
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
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 first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 211613661938. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2116 1636 1938 (b) 2211 6136 61938 (c) 2116 1366 938 (d) 2116 1366 1938
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, ladder, guava, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ALGP (b) LGPA (c) PGLA (d) LAGP
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 3656469041. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 365 646 90041 (b) 365 646 9041 (c) 635 646 9041 (d) 356 469 041
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 138431975. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 138 431 9755 (b) 138 431 97 (c) 134 831 975 (d) 138 431 975
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, fan, radio? (a) Funny Runs Wise (b) Runs Funny Wise (c) Wise Funny Runs (d) Funny Wise Runs
39. 39.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP

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