Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 234 · 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 first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
3. 3.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
5. 5.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 191354054. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 191 354 054 (b) 193 154 054 (c) 191 355 4054 (d) 113 540 54
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, duck, guava? (a) Dance Grab Bunny (b) Bunny Dance Grab (c) Grab Dance Bunny (d) Dance Bunny Grab
9. 9.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 5241426633. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 254 142 6633 (b) 524 114 26633 (c) 524 142 6633 (d) 524 126 633
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) chunking
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, ant, kettle, mango, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACKMB (b) CAKMB (c) BMKAC (d) AKMBC
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, key, igloo, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KIGC (b) KCIG (c) GIKC (d) CKIG
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 868377346217. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8868 3773 46217 (b) 8683 7736 4217 (c) 8683 7734 6217 (d) 8683 7734 627
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 118682132. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 118 682 132 (b) 118 862 132 (c) 118 621 32 (d) 111 868 2132
20. 20.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 123356205. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 123 356 2005 (b) 123 356 250 (c) 123 356 205 (d) 133 562 05
23. 23.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wise Green (b) Wise Silly Green (c) Wise Green Silly (d) Green Wise Silly
25. 25.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, whistle, ice cream? (a) Wins Dad Ink (b) Wins Ink Dad (c) Dad Wins Ink (d) Ink Wins Dad
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 3570552770. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 357 055 2770 (b) 357 055 52770 (c) 570 552 770 (d) 537 055 2770
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 672535069502. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6725 3506 9502 (b) 6725 5306 9502 (c) 6253 5069 502 (d) 6772 5350 69502
29. 29.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, tiger, pillow, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WTPO (b) OPTW (c) TWPO (d) TPOW
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, shoe, pillow? (a) Play Silly Ice (b) Ice Silly Play (c) Silly Play Ice (d) Silly Ice Play
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 3201884263. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 321 884 263 (b) 302 188 4263 (c) 320 188 84263 (d) 320 188 4263
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 870533760329. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8703 5376 0329 (b) 8053 3760 329 (c) 8705 3376 03229 (d) 8705 3376 0329
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Eight Sing Wet (b) Eight Nani Sing Wet (c) Wet Sing Eight Nani (d) Eight Sing Wet Nani
39. 39.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 181089366. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 181 089 636 (b) 181 089 366 (c) 810 893 66 (d) 188 108 9366

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