Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 94 · 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 604098152. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 600 498 152 (b) 604 099 8152 (c) 604 098 152 (d) 604 091 52
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
5. 5.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 965117078907. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9651 1707 907 (b) 9651 1707 8970 (c) 9651 1170 78907 (d) 9651 1707 8907
11. 11.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 862284194. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 862 284 1194 (b) 682 284 194 (c) 862 284 194 (d) 822 841 94
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 539494216. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 539 494 216 (b) 539 449 4216 (c) 594 942 16 (d) 539 492 416
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, shoe, drum? (a) Silly Lions Dogs (b) Dogs Silly Lions (c) Lions Silly Dogs (d) Silly Dogs Lions
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 403570315. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 403 570 315 (b) 400 357 0315 (c) 403 570 351 (d) 403 570 15
20. 20.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, duck, umbrella? (a) Dad Up Funny (b) Up Dad Funny (c) Funny Dad Up (d) Dad Funny Up
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, ladder, cat, flute, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JLCFS (b) LJCFS (c) SFCLJ (d) LCFSJ
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, sock, radio? (a) Seven Red Cook (b) Seven Cook Red (c) Red Seven Cook (d) Cook Seven Red
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 851232004. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 812 320 04 (b) 852 132 004 (c) 851 232 004 (d) 851 233 2004
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
26. 26.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, vase, jeep, kite, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VJKTI (b) IVJKT (c) TKJVI (d) VIJKT
29. 29.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 1750015111. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 177 500 15111 (b) 750 015 111 (c) 170 501 5111 (d) 175 001 5111
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 307618663946. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3076 8166 3946 (b) 3076 1863 946 (c) 3076 1866 3946 (d) 3307 6186 63946
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, wallet, jalebi? (a) Ice Wet Jeeps (b) Wet Jeeps Ice (c) Jeeps Wet Ice (d) Wet Ice Jeeps
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 215269265. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 215 226 9265 (b) 125 269 265 (c) 215 269 265 (d) 215 269 26
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 1823280050. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 182 328 0050 (b) 182 328 005 (c) 182 328 00500 (d) 812 328 0050
38. 38.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, jeep, flute, doll, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDFJB (b) JFDVB (c) BJFDV (d) JBFDV
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, lamp, ice cream? (a) Lions Ice Up (b) Lions Up Ice (c) Up Lions Ice (d) Ice Lions Up

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