Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 985 · 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.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 9092271916. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 909 227 196 (b) 909 227 1916 (c) 900 922 71916 (d) 909 272 1916
4. 4.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 868274082520. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8627 4082 520 (b) 8682 7408 25200 (c) 8682 7408 2520 (d) 8682 7048 2520
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 685692723. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 658 692 723 (b) 685 692 7233 (c) 685 692 723 (d) 685 697 23
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pink Aunty Every (b) Aunty Pink Lazy Every (c) Lazy Every Pink Aunty (d) Every Lazy Pink Aunty
8. 8.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 287961595. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 827 961 595 (b) 287 961 595 (c) 289 615 95 (d) 287 961 5595
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 361896070364. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3618 9660 70364 (b) 3681 9607 0364 (c) 3689 6070 364 (d) 3618 9607 0364
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 9560213081. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 956 021 308 (b) 956 021 3081 (c) 956 012 3081 (d) 956 021 33081
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🧰 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
15. 15.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 569058530155. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5609 5853 0155 (b) 6905 8530 155 (c) 5699 0585 30155 (d) 5690 5853 0155
17. 17.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, onion, anchor, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DOAF (b) ODAF (c) OAFD (d) FAOD
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 979136260319. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9971 3626 0319 (b) 9791 1362 60319 (c) 9791 3626 0319 (d) 9791 3620 319
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 212670301. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 212 670 301 (b) 221 670 301 (c) 126 703 01 (d) 212 267 0301
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lazy Funny Rani (b) Silly Rani Lazy Funny (c) Funny Lazy Silly Rani (d) Rani Silly Lazy Funny
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, spoon, anchor, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SACT (b) STAC (c) TSAC (d) CAST
28. 28.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny My Aunty Jump (b) Funny Jump My Aunty (c) Jump Funny My Aunty (d) Aunty My Funny Jump
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Silly Eight Neat (b) Eight Neat Silly Wise (c) Neat Eight Silly Wise (d) Eight Silly Wise Neat
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) AISAP
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 5170900090. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 517 090 0090 (b) 517 000 090 (c) 571 090 0090 (d) 517 009 00090
33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
34. 34.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly My Aunty Jump (b) Jump Fly My Aunty (c) Aunty My Fly Jump (d) Fly Jump My Aunty
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, lamp, mango, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMIA (b) IMLA (c) ALMI (d) LAMI
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, doll, umpire? (a) Dance Up Crazy (b) Dance Crazy Up (c) Crazy Dance Up (d) Up Dance Crazy
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, jalebi, umpire, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JUFT (b) TJUF (c) FUJT (d) JTUF
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, key, ice cream? (a) Kids Lions Ice (b) Ice Kids Lions (c) Lions Kids Ice (d) Kids Ice Lions

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