Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 947 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 752481904323. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7524 8190 4323 (b) 7524 8119 04323 (c) 5724 8190 4323 (d) 7528 1904 323
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, parrot, bucket, mirror, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) APBMI (b) PABMI (c) PBMIA (d) IMBPA
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
8. 8.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) chunking
11. 11.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 7540160911. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 754 016 0191 (b) 754 016 011 (c) 754 016 0911 (d) 754 016 60911
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 2712569663. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 271 256 9663 (b) 272 569 663 (c) 721 256 9663 (d) 271 125 69663
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, sock, orange? (a) Seven Old Bakes (b) Old Seven Bakes (c) Bakes Seven Old (d) Seven Bakes Old
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, lemon, kite? (a) Lions Kind Only (b) Lions Only Kind (c) Kind Lions Only (d) Only Lions Kind
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
22. 22.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Sing Wins Neat (b) Neat Eight Sing Wins (c) Eight Neat Sing Wins (d) Wins Sing Eight Neat
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 646112073. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 664 611 2073 (b) 461 120 73 (c) 646 112 073 (d) 646 112 703
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 280009569. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 280 009 569 (b) 280 009 59 (c) 280 009 9569 (d) 280 009 596
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 4617221987. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 461 722 1897 (b) 467 221 987 (c) 461 722 1987 (d) 461 722 21987
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, mango, jug, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MGJA (b) MJAG (c) GMJA (d) AJMG
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, banana, vase, anchor, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KAVBG (b) BVAKG (c) BGVAK (d) GBVAK
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 2688919647. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 268 891 967 (b) 268 891 96477 (c) 268 891 9647 (d) 268 891 9467
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 367521580522. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3765 2158 0522 (b) 3675 2158 0522 (c) 3675 2158 052 (d) 3367 5215 80522
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
34. 34.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, duck, rose? (a) Dance Red My (b) My Dance Red (c) Red Dance My (d) Dance My Red
39. 39.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 949870621500. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9498 7062 1500 (b) 9498 7061 500 (c) 4998 7062 1500 (d) 9498 7062 15500

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