Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 674 · 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 3788907421. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 378 897 0421 (b) 377 889 07421 (c) 378 897 421 (d) 378 890 7421
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, vase, wallet, mango, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IVWMO (b) OMWVI (c) VWMOI (d) VIWMO
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
6. 6.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 979190223910. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9791 9022 390 (b) 9791 9022 3910 (c) 9791 9202 3910 (d) 9799 1902 23910
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Rani Lazy Fly (b) Fly Lazy Sing Rani (c) Rani Sing Lazy Fly (d) Sing Lazy Fly Rani
11. 11.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 177298887443. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1772 9888 443 (b) 1772 9888 7443 (c) 1772 9888 7434 (d) 1772 9888 77443
15. 15.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
17. 17.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, goat, van, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GFVU (b) UVGF (c) FGVU (d) GVUF
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 5200747271. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 520 074 72271 (b) 520 077 271 (c) 520 074 7217 (d) 520 074 7271
20. 20.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 970654618943. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7906 5461 8943 (b) 9706 5461 18943 (c) 9706 5468 943 (d) 9706 5461 8943
23. 23.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 158474421149. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1584 7441 149 (b) 1584 7442 1194 (c) 1584 7442 1149 (d) 1558 4744 21149
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lazy Frogs Red (b) Silly Red Lazy Frogs (c) Red Silly Lazy Frogs (d) Frogs Lazy Silly Red
27. 27.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 760000104731. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7660 0001 04731 (b) 7600 0010 431 (c) 7600 0014 0731 (d) 7600 0010 4731
30. 30.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
32. 32.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Rani Sing Love Frogs (b) Sing Rani Love Frogs (c) Sing Love Frogs Rani (d) Frogs Love Sing Rani
36. 36.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 446136980414. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4461 6980 414 (b) 4461 3698 0414 (c) 4461 3669 80414 (d) 4463 1698 0414
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, monkey, lamp, sock, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMLSF (b) MLSFI (c) FSLMI (d) MILSF
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM

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