Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 331 · 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 145191265. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 145 191 256 (b) 145 191 65 (c) 145 191 265 (d) 144 519 1265
2. 2.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 308470138. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 304 701 38 (b) 308 847 0138 (c) 308 470 138 (d) 308 407 138
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Sing Wet Nani (b) Nani Eight Sing Wet (c) Wet Sing Eight Nani (d) Eight Nani Sing Wet
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, banana, igloo? (a) Grab Big Inside (b) Inside Big Grab (c) Big Grab Inside (d) Big Inside Grab
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 3220404383. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 322 040 44383 (b) 322 040 433 (c) 320 240 4383 (d) 322 040 4383
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, parrot, ant? (a) All Pink Dad (b) Dad Pink All (c) Pink Dad All (d) Pink All Dad
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants My Funny Jolly (b) Funny My Ants Jolly (c) Jolly Funny My Ants (d) Funny Jolly My Ants
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, rope, mango? (a) Rani Owls Mice (b) Owls Rani Mice (c) Rani Mice Owls (d) Mice Rani Owls
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, guava, bucket, whistle, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCBWF (b) GBWFC (c) FWBGC (d) CGBWF
15. 15.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
21. 21.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, lemon, anchor, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLAR (b) LARG (c) RALG (d) LGAR
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, lamp, wallet? (a) Love Very Wins (b) Wins Love Very (c) Love Wins Very (d) Very Love Wins
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Play Cats Eat (b) Eat Cats Play Cats (c) Cats Eat Play Cats (d) Eat Cats Cats Play
26. 26.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
27. 27.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 9910190068. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 990 119 0068 (b) 991 019 006 (c) 991 019 0068 (d) 999 101 90068
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 220991011. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 220 991 011 (b) 220 910 11 (c) 220 919 011 (d) 222 099 1011
30. 30.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, needle, duck, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NDOB (b) NBDO (c) BNDO (d) ODNB
32. 32.🧰 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
33. 33.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, cat, kite? (a) Kind Cats Jeeps (b) Cats Jeeps Kind (c) Cats Kind Jeeps (d) Jeeps Cats Kind
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
36. 36.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, urn, radio? (a) Under Tea Red (b) Under Red Tea (c) Red Under Tea (d) Tea Under Red
39. 39.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True

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