Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 581 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, drum, glass, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADGK (b) DAGK (c) KGDA (d) DGKA
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 5096516423. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 500 965 16423 (b) 509 656 423 (c) 509 651 6423 (d) 506 951 6423
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 372511551. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 372 511 551 (b) 372 511 515 (c) 375 115 51 (d) 372 511 5511
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, drum, inkpot, violin, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NVIDU (b) DUIVN (c) DIVNU (d) UDIVN
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 8521288119. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 852 212 88119 (b) 852 218 8119 (c) 852 128 8119 (d) 851 288 119
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 2618467095. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 261 846 70995 (b) 261 846 7095 (c) 261 486 7095 (d) 261 846 095
16. 16.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, ball, flute? (a) Bakes Kind Funny (b) Bakes Funny Kind (c) Funny Bakes Kind (d) Kind Bakes Funny
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 943581013309. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9435 8110 13309 (b) 9435 8101 309 (c) 9435 8101 3309 (d) 9435 1801 3309
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 147013326. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 144 701 3326 (b) 147 103 326 (c) 147 013 326 (d) 147 133 26
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, wallet, lamp, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLWR (b) RWLG (c) WRLG (d) WLGR
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 2607601418. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 260 760 1418 (b) 260 760 1148 (c) 260 760 01418 (d) 260 761 418
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 205291226. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 205 212 26 (b) 205 291 226 (c) 220 529 1226 (d) 250 291 226
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, monkey, glass, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MAGD (b) DGMA (c) MGDA (d) AMGD
31. 31.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 325462099848. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3254 6209 9848 (b) 3225 4620 99848 (c) 3245 6209 9848 (d) 3254 6099 848
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, kite, ice cream? (a) Cats Kids Inside (b) Inside Kids Cats (c) Kids Inside Cats (d) Kids Cats Inside
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, kite, violin, nest, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNVKJ (b) KVNBJ (c) KJVNB (d) JKVNB
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, kite, mirror? (a) Kites Pigs Mum (b) Kites Mum Pigs (c) Mum Kites Pigs (d) Pigs Kites Mum
40. 40.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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