Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 957 · 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 continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 757424602035. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7574 2460 235 (b) 7574 2460 20335 (c) 7574 2460 2035 (d) 7574 2462 0035
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 145093271216. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1450 9327 1216 (b) 1450 9321 7216 (c) 1409 3271 216 (d) 1450 9327 11216
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, jug, fan? (a) Sing Jolly Funny (b) Jolly Sing Funny (c) Funny Jolly Sing (d) Jolly Funny Sing
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, banana, monkey? (a) Big Mum Jeeps (b) Mum Big Jeeps (c) Jeeps Big Mum (d) Big Jeeps Mum
7. 7.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 899531233. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 899 953 1233 (b) 899 513 233 (c) 899 531 23 (d) 899 531 233
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
11. 11.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, onion, lemon? (a) Dogs Only Lazy (b) Lazy Only Dogs (c) Only Dogs Lazy (d) Only Lazy Dogs
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 670099011. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 670 099 011 (b) 670 909 011 (c) 677 009 9011 (d) 670 099 11
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, guava, van? (a) Vans Goats My (b) Goats Vans My (c) Goats My Vans (d) My Goats Vans
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 764612300. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 746 612 300 (b) 764 612 300 (c) 646 123 00 (d) 776 461 2300
19. 19.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
20. 20.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, doll, lamp, urn, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DGLUW (b) GDLUW (c) DLUWG (d) WULDG
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, candle, mango, pencil, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKMPW (b) KCMPW (c) WPMCK (d) CMPWK
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, lemon, tiger, pencil, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILTPM (b) LTPMI (c) LITPM (d) MPTLI
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 7176321190. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 717 621 190 (b) 717 763 21190 (c) 717 632 1109 (d) 717 632 1190
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, apple, goat? (a) Ants Mum Goats (b) Ants Goats Mum (c) Mum Ants Goats (d) Goats Ants Mum
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
29. 29.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 886014321. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 886 014 32 (b) 886 014 321 (c) 886 601 4321 (d) 886 014 231
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
32. 32.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 292922479781. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2992 2247 9781 (b) 2929 2247 9781 (c) 2929 2247 97781 (d) 2929 2247 971
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 5287208170. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 528 720 817 (b) 552 872 08170 (c) 528 270 8170 (d) 528 720 8170
35. 35.🧰 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) an acronym (d) chunking
36. 36.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
39. 39.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False

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