Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 315 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 408529448. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 408 529 44 (b) 408 529 484 (c) 408 529 448 (d) 408 529 4448
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nine Silly Wins (b) Nine Every Silly Wins (c) Wins Silly Every Nine (d) Every Silly Wins Nine
4. 4.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 3369595142. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 336 959 5142 (b) 336 995 5142 (c) 336 959 55142 (d) 336 995 142
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, coconut, lemon, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLKA (b) KLCA (c) CALK (d) ACLK
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
11. 11.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, vase, rose, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WRVF (b) VFRW (c) FVRW (d) VRWF
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 341755628. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 341 755 28 (b) 344 175 5628 (c) 314 755 628 (d) 341 755 628
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, guava, lamp, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMLD (b) GLDM (c) DLGM (d) MGLD
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, van, jug, glass, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDJGA (b) VJGAD (c) AGJVD (d) DVJGA
18. 18.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 917313171062. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9173 3131 71062 (b) 9173 3171 062 (c) 9137 1317 1062 (d) 9173 1317 1062
20. 20.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, inkpot, rope, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IRWF (b) WRIF (c) IFRW (d) FIRW
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 273168370883. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2731 6837 0883 (b) 2716 8370 883 (c) 2273 1683 70883 (d) 2736 1837 0883
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS
26. 26.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 256700610. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 267 006 10 (b) 256 700 610 (c) 256 070 610 (d) 256 700 0610
28. 28.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
29. 29.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 407916874. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 407 916 84 (b) 407 196 874 (c) 407 911 6874 (d) 407 916 874
31. 31.🧰 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
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nani Seven Wet (b) Every Seven Wet Nani (c) Nani Every Seven Wet (d) Wet Seven Every Nani
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, lemon, owl, drum, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LODSJ (b) SDOLJ (c) LJODS (d) JLODS
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, key, rope? (a) Kites Ink Rani (b) Ink Kites Rani (c) Rani Kites Ink (d) Kites Rani Ink
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, bucket, candle? (a) Runs Big Cats (b) Big Runs Cats (c) Cats Big Runs (d) Big Cats Runs
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All My Fly Jump (b) Jump Fly My All (c) Fly Jump My All (d) Fly My All Jump
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
39. 39.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 802910456. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 802 911 0456 (b) 802 104 56 (c) 820 910 456 (d) 802 910 456

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