Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 223 · 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.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 501891333. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 501 891 1333 (b) 501 813 33 (c) 501 893 133 (d) 501 891 333
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
7. 7.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 6602312459. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 660 231 2495 (b) 660 233 12459 (c) 660 231 245 (d) 660 231 2459
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 176781758639. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1767 8175 8639 (b) 1767 8817 58639 (c) 1776 8175 8639 (d) 1767 1758 639
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, net, rose, cat, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACRNK (b) KNRCA (c) NKRCA (d) NRCAK
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, rose, goat, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RGNJ (b) JRGN (c) NGRJ (d) RJGN
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, candle, kite? (a) Crazy Owls Kids (b) Kids Crazy Owls (c) Crazy Kids Owls (d) Owls Crazy Kids
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
17. 17.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 393341007895. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3933 4100 7859 (b) 3933 4100 7895 (c) 3933 3410 07895 (d) 9334 1007 895
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 208508261075. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2085 0821 6075 (b) 2085 0826 1075 (c) 2085 5082 61075 (d) 0850 8261 075
20. 20.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 581298821. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 558 129 8821 (b) 851 298 821 (c) 581 298 821 (d) 581 298 81
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, ice cream, lemon? (a) Old Ice Love (b) Ice Old Love (c) Love Ice Old (d) Ice Love Old
24. 24.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 422364344. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 423 264 344 (b) 422 236 4344 (c) 422 343 44 (d) 422 364 344
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, monkey, anchor? (a) Mum Aunty Lions (b) Lions Mum Aunty (c) Aunty Mum Lions (d) Mum Lions Aunty
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 401674778228. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4016 7477 2828 (b) 4016 7477 8228 (c) 4016 7477 82288 (d) 4016 7778 228
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 249060979. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 249 006 979 (b) 249 060 97 (c) 249 060 979 (d) 249 906 0979
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 411515816522. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1151 5816 522 (b) 4111 5158 16522 (c) 4115 1851 6522 (d) 4115 1581 6522
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 1186832700. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 118 683 700 (b) 118 683 7200 (c) 118 683 27700 (d) 118 683 2700
36. 36.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Eight Nani (b) Nani Eight Seven Wise (c) Eight Seven Wise Nani (d) Eight Nani Seven Wise
38. 38.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 549228404213. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5492 2804 4213 (b) 5492 2840 413 (c) 5492 2840 4213 (d) 5492 2840 42133
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme

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