Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 676 · 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 982534542. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 982 534 542 (b) 982 345 42 (c) 982 533 4542 (d) 982 535 442
2. 2.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
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 kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, wallet, mango, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WLMR (b) RMWL (c) LWMR (d) WMRL
14. 14.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
18. 18.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
19. 19.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 373093488554. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3730 9348 8554 (b) 3730 9934 88554 (c) 3730 9348 8545 (d) 3730 9348 854
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 631666179. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 631 666 179 (b) 631 666 197 (c) 631 661 79 (d) 631 666 1779
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, monkey, onion? (a) My Owls Very (b) Very My Owls (c) My Very Owls (d) Owls My Very
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, duck, ladder? (a) Lazy Dogs Toys (b) Dogs Toys Lazy (c) Dogs Lazy Toys (d) Toys Dogs Lazy
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 6626988483. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 662 968 8483 (b) 662 269 88483 (c) 662 698 8483 (d) 666 988 483
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
31. 31.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, doll, frog, glass, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDFGN (b) DFGNS (c) NGFDS (d) DSFGN
33. 33.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
34. 34.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
37. 37.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, spoon, whistle? (a) Inside Sing Wise (b) Sing Wise Inside (c) Wise Sing Inside (d) Sing Inside Wise
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, igloo, guava? (a) Bunny Ice Green (b) Ice Bunny Green (c) Ice Green Bunny (d) Green Ice Bunny
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 2065008629. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 206 500 8629 (b) 260 500 8629 (c) 206 508 629 (d) 206 500 86299

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