Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 448 · 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 4606888203. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 460 688 8203 (b) 460 688 203 (c) 460 688 88203 (d) 460 868 8203
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 609972183331. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6099 7218 333 (b) 6099 7218 3331 (c) 6099 7218 83331 (d) 6099 7128 3331
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 357231072. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 357 723 1072 (b) 357 231 072 (c) 352 731 072 (d) 372 310 72
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
7. 7.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
9. 9.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
12. 12.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
14. 14.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 2586860794. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 258 686 0974 (b) 258 686 094 (c) 258 686 07794 (d) 258 686 0794
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 485034965171. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4805 3496 5171 (b) 4850 0349 65171 (c) 4850 3465 171 (d) 4850 3496 5171
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, umpire, rope? (a) Runs Under Mice (b) Mice Under Runs (c) Under Mice Runs (d) Under Runs Mice
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 650904086086. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6650 9040 86086 (b) 6059 0408 6086 (c) 6509 0406 086 (d) 6509 0408 6086
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 3085838220. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 308 583 88220 (b) 308 583 820 (c) 308 538 8220 (d) 308 583 8220
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 6043917711. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 604 319 7711 (b) 604 391 77111 (c) 604 391 7711 (d) 604 391 771
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, frog, wallet? (a) Fly Wet Up (b) Wet Fly Up (c) Fly Up Wet (d) Up Fly Wet
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, tomato, owl? (a) Tiny Seven Owls (b) Seven Tiny Owls (c) Owls Tiny Seven (d) Tiny Owls Seven
26. 26.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
27. 27.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 903201250097. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9032 0125 0097 (b) 9903 2012 50097 (c) 9032 0125 0079 (d) 9020 1250 097
29. 29.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, candle, flute? (a) Cats Frogs Goats (b) Cats Goats Frogs (c) Frogs Cats Goats (d) Goats Cats Frogs
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) WSG
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Sing Eat Neat (b) Eat Neat Sing Wise (c) Eat Sing Wise Neat (d) Neat Eat Sing Wise
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Goats (b) Goats Wise Silly (c) Silly Wise Goats (d) Wise Goats Silly
36. 36.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, whistle, key? (a) Play Wise Kites (b) Wise Play Kites (c) Kites Wise Play (d) Wise Kites Play
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, cat, net? (a) Neat Crazy Funny (b) Funny Crazy Neat (c) Crazy Neat Funny (d) Crazy Funny Neat
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym

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