Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 553 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Sing Wins Nani (b) Nani Eat Sing Wins (c) Wins Sing Eat Nani (d) Eat Nani Sing Wins
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
3. 3.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, mirror, guava? (a) Green My Owls (b) My Green Owls (c) My Owls Green (d) Owls My Green
7. 7.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 4323563756. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 432 536 3756 (b) 443 235 63756 (c) 432 363 756 (d) 432 356 3756
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, glass, monkey, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMNA (b) AGMN (c) GAMN (d) NMGA
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 773422827056. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7733 4228 27056 (b) 7734 2227 056 (c) 7743 2282 7056 (d) 7734 2282 7056
12. 12.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 903893498180. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9038 9344 98180 (b) 0938 9349 8180 (c) 9038 3498 180 (d) 9038 9349 8180
15. 15.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 202397246. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 203 297 246 (b) 202 399 7246 (c) 202 397 26 (d) 202 397 246
19. 19.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) an acronym
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Crazy Every (b) Crazy Pink Cats Every (c) Every Crazy Pink Cats (d) Crazy Every Pink Cats
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 237707562. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 277 075 62 (b) 327 707 562 (c) 237 707 562 (d) 237 707 5622
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
28. 28.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, igloo, van? (a) Ink Play Very (b) Ink Very Play (c) Play Ink Very (d) Very Ink Play
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 611796282347. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6117 9628 347 (b) 6117 6928 2347 (c) 6117 9628 82347 (d) 6117 9628 2347
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, whistle, candle, key, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BWCKF (b) WBCKF (c) FKCWB (d) WCKFB
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Love Fly Red (b) Seven Red Love Fly (c) Fly Love Seven Red (d) Red Seven Love Fly
35. 35.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Love Frogs Runs (b) Silly Runs Love Frogs (c) Frogs Love Silly Runs (d) Runs Silly Love Frogs
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, violin, watch, drum, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ODWVC (b) VWDOC (c) CVWDO (d) VCWDO
40. 40.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True

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