Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 325 · 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 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 269204223. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 262 904 223 (b) 269 204 4223 (c) 269 242 23 (d) 269 204 223
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, sock, flute, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OSFI (b) IFSO (c) SFIO (d) SOFI
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 518122512747. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1812 2512 747 (b) 5118 2251 2747 (c) 5181 2251 27747 (d) 5181 2251 2747
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 5042458585. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 042 458 585 (b) 504 244 58585 (c) 504 245 8585 (d) 054 245 8585
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 329114661. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 329 146 61 (b) 321 914 661 (c) 329 114 4661 (d) 329 114 661
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, doll, shoe, kettle, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSKCW (b) WDSKC (c) CKSDW (d) DWSKC
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
16. 16.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, guava, coconut, frog, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCFAI (b) GICFA (c) IGCFA (d) AFCGI
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, radio, owl, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ROTD (b) RDOT (c) TORD (d) DROT
23. 23.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 185054724. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 180 547 24 (b) 185 054 274 (c) 188 505 4724 (d) 185 054 724
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
27. 27.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 377074209503. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3770 7420 9503 (b) 3777 0420 9503 (c) 3777 4209 503 (d) 3377 0742 09503
30. 30.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 445486102681. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4458 4610 2681 (b) 4454 8610 281 (c) 4454 8611 02681 (d) 4454 8610 2681
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Crazy Pigs Cats (b) Crazy Pigs Cats Eat (c) Cats Pigs Crazy Eat (d) Crazy Eat Pigs Cats
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Pink All Eat (b) All Pink Lions Eat (c) Eat Lions Pink All (d) Lions Eat Pink All
36. 36.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 751123105. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 751 123 105 (b) 751 123 150 (c) 751 123 05 (d) 751 122 3105
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 201691144. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 201 169 1144 (b) 201 691 144 (c) 016 911 44 (d) 021 691 144
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 4965004863. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 496 500 4863 (b) 496 004 863 (c) 449 650 04863 (d) 495 600 4863

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