Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 337 · 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: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) chunking
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Silly Eight Nani (b) Eight Silly Wise Nani (c) Eight Nani Silly Wise (d) Nani Eight Silly Wise
5. 5.🧰 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 rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
9. 9.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
12. 12.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 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
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Fly My Aunty (b) Fly Jolly My Aunty (c) Fly My Aunty Jolly (d) Aunty My Fly Jolly
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, cat, anchor, radio, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CIARL (b) ICARL (c) CARLI (d) LRACI
18. 18.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 966870720. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 966 807 20 (b) 966 870 702 (c) 966 870 720 (d) 996 687 0720
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 764962965. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 764 962 96 (b) 764 962 9665 (c) 764 962 965 (d) 764 926 965
21. 21.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 377873886. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 377 873 86 (b) 377 873 8886 (c) 377 837 886 (d) 377 873 886
23. 23.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
25. 25.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 902526300. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 902 526 300 (b) 902 252 6300 (c) 902 563 00 (d) 905 226 300
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, apple, cat, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVCJ (b) VACJ (c) ACJV (d) JCAV
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs My Aunty Jump (b) Aunty My Frogs Jump (c) Jump Frogs My Aunty (d) Frogs Jump My Aunty
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, inkpot, glass, needle, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGNWC (b) WNGIC (c) CIGNW (d) ICGNW
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Sing (b) Sing Wise Goats (c) Wise Sing Goats (d) Wise Goats Sing
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
36. 36.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 7562403205. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 756 240 305 (b) 756 224 03205 (c) 765 240 3205 (d) 756 240 3205
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, flute, onion, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFOM (b) MOFD (c) FOMD (d) FDOM
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Eat Nine (b) Nine Eat Seven Wise (c) Eat Nine Seven Wise (d) Eat Seven Wise Nine

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