Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 497 · 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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 910284350. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 190 284 350 (b) 910 284 350 (c) 910 284 35 (d) 910 288 4350
3. 3.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
5. 5.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nine Sing Wins (b) Nine Every Sing Wins (c) Every Sing Wins Nine (d) Wins Sing Every Nine
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, tomato, radio? (a) Tiny Jolly Red (b) Tiny Red Jolly (c) Red Tiny Jolly (d) Jolly Tiny Red
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 4655915792. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 456 591 5792 (b) 455 915 792 (c) 465 599 15792 (d) 465 591 5792
9. 9.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wet Seven (b) Seven Wet Grab (c) Wet Seven Grab (d) Wet Grab Seven
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
12. 12.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Eat Play All (b) All Play Love Eat (c) Eat Love Play All (d) Love Play All Eat
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, anchor, jalebi, candle, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FAJCS (b) AJCSF (c) AFJCS (d) SCJAF
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, spoon, ball? (a) Ice Silly Big (b) Silly Big Ice (c) Big Silly Ice (d) Silly Ice Big
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 909333295. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 990 933 3295 (b) 909 332 95 (c) 909 333 259 (d) 909 333 295
17. 17.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 616240260851. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6162 0260 851 (b) 6162 4020 6851 (c) 6162 4026 0851 (d) 6616 2402 60851
19. 19.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, parrot, violin, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PGVS (b) PVSG (c) SVPG (d) GPVS
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 460791422511. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4607 9142 2151 (b) 4607 9142 22511 (c) 4607 9122 511 (d) 4607 9142 2511
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 9125951932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 912 595 193 (b) 912 259 51932 (c) 912 595 1392 (d) 912 595 1932
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
25. 25.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, apple, wallet? (a) Aunty Wins Rani (b) Wins Aunty Rani (c) Rani Aunty Wins (d) Aunty Rani Wins
28. 28.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 579468614179. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5794 6816 4179 (b) 5794 6861 417 (c) 5794 6861 4179 (d) 5794 6886 14179
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 597805068243. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5978 0506 8243 (b) 5798 0506 8243 (c) 5980 5068 243 (d) 5978 0506 82433
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) WGS
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, cat, van, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JVCP (b) CVJP (c) CPVJ (d) PCVJ
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 227292757. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 227 299 2757 (b) 227 292 77 (c) 272 292 757 (d) 227 292 757
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Rani Love Funny (b) Sing Love Funny Rani (c) Funny Love Sing Rani (d) Rani Sing Love Funny
39. 39.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 3113794791. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 311 379 7491 (b) 311 379 94791 (c) 311 379 4791 (d) 311 394 791

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