Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 614 · 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 676058624. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 676 058 62 (b) 676 605 8624 (c) 667 058 624 (d) 676 058 624
2. 2.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 4041275873. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 440 412 75873 (b) 401 427 5873 (c) 404 127 5873 (d) 441 275 873
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 678064367108. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6780 6436 7018 (b) 6780 6436 71108 (c) 6780 6436 7108 (d) 6780 6436 108
5. 5.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
6. 6.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
8. 8.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
9. 9.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 797216439. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 797 216 493 (b) 797 216 439 (c) 797 214 39 (d) 779 721 6439
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, pencil, vase? (a) Vines Pigs Nani (b) Pigs Vines Nani (c) Pigs Nani Vines (d) Nani Pigs Vines
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
18. 18.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🧰 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
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 9354138515. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 934 513 8515 (b) 935 413 855 (c) 935 413 85115 (d) 935 413 8515
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 176068836. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 176 068 836 (b) 176 068 36 (c) 176 068 863 (d) 176 068 8336
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 315092356. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 315 099 2356 (b) 310 923 56 (c) 315 092 356 (d) 310 592 356
25. 25.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, frog, monkey, kettle, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFMKW (b) FOMKW (c) WKMFO (d) FMKWO
27. 27.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
28. 28.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty My Fly Jolly (b) Jolly Fly My Aunty (c) Fly My Aunty Jolly (d) Fly Jolly My Aunty
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 948556727713. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9488 5567 27713 (b) 9485 6572 7713 (c) 9485 5627 713 (d) 9485 5672 7713
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, coconut, radio, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRCT (b) TCRF (c) CTRF (d) CRFT
33. 33.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 4629156213. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 462 915 62113 (b) 426 915 6213 (c) 462 956 213 (d) 462 915 6213
38. 38.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, umbrella, key? (a) Uncle Kids Mum (b) Mum Uncle Kids (c) Uncle Mum Kids (d) Kids Uncle Mum
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym

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