Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 58 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, mirror, lemon, fan, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MNLFV (b) NMLFV (c) VFLMN (d) MLFVN
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 802128848262. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8021 2848 8262 (b) 8021 2888 262 (c) 8022 1288 48262 (d) 8021 2884 8262
6. 6.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wet Nani (b) Nani Every Silly Wet (c) Wet Silly Every Nani (d) Every Nani Silly Wet
13. 13.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 610572210. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 160 572 210 (b) 610 572 210 (c) 610 572 2210 (d) 610 572 20
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, net, violin, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JNVI (b) NVIJ (c) IVNJ (d) NJVI
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Sing Wins Neat (b) Neat Eight Sing Wins (c) Eight Neat Sing Wins (d) Wins Sing Eight Neat
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, ball, guava, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBGW (b) BGWC (c) BCGW (d) WGBC
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, rope, watch, flute, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RWFDP (b) RPWFD (c) PRWFD (d) DFWRP
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, radio, apple, flute, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RGAFB (b) GRAFB (c) RAFBG (d) BFARG
20. 20.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 678143636. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 678 143 636 (b) 678 143 6336 (c) 678 143 366 (d) 678 136 36
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 792260174217. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7922 6017 4217 (b) 7922 2601 74217 (c) 7292 6017 4217 (d) 7926 0174 217
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 112197974202. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1122 1979 74202 (b) 1219 7974 202 (c) 1112 9797 4202 (d) 1121 9797 4202
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 651340649. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 653 140 649 (b) 651 340 649 (c) 651 334 0649 (d) 651 340 69
27. 27.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 797117200881. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7971 7120 0881 (b) 7971 1720 08881 (c) 7971 1720 0881 (d) 9711 7200 881
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, rose, inkpot? (a) Ice Runs Goats (b) Runs Ice Goats (c) Goats Runs Ice (d) Runs Goats Ice
30. 30.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, bucket, igloo, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VIBT (b) TBIV (c) BTIV (d) BIVT
32. 32.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 593287485180. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5328 7485 180 (b) 5932 8874 85180 (c) 5932 8748 5810 (d) 5932 8748 5180
35. 35.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, whistle, apple? (a) Tiny Wise Ants (b) Ants Wise Tiny (c) Wise Ants Tiny (d) Wise Tiny Ants
37. 37.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 594032242. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 954 032 242 (b) 594 033 2242 (c) 594 032 242 (d) 594 032 24
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym

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