Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 678 · 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 821606135210. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8216 0613 5201 (b) 8216 0613 52210 (c) 8216 0613 5210 (d) 8160 6135 210
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 9547212121. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 954 271 2121 (b) 954 472 12121 (c) 954 712 121 (d) 954 721 2121
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 9449034105. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 494 903 4105 (b) 944 903 415 (c) 944 903 4105 (d) 944 990 34105
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, urn, parrot? (a) Uncle Lions Play (b) Play Uncle Lions (c) Lions Uncle Play (d) Uncle Play Lions
7. 7.🧰 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
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
9. 9.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, ball, glass? (a) Goats Bakes Mum (b) Bakes Mum Goats (c) Mum Bakes Goats (d) Bakes Goats Mum
11. 11.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Play Lions Eat (b) Eat Lions Play Ants (c) Lions Play Ants Eat (d) Lions Eat Play Ants
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, duck, ant, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VADR (b) RDAV (c) DRAV (d) DAVR
14. 14.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) an acronym
15. 15.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, nest, bucket, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBMW (b) WNBM (c) MBNW (d) NWBM
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 721953114. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 722 195 3114 (b) 721 953 114 (c) 729 531 14 (d) 712 953 114
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, net, jug, candle, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIJCF (b) FCJNI (c) INJCF (d) NJCFI
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wise Green (b) Wise Seven Green (c) Green Wise Seven (d) Wise Green Seven
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, radio, inkpot, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRIT (b) TIRJ (c) RJIT (d) RITJ
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, shoe, watch? (a) Silly Wins Bakes (b) Bakes Silly Wins (c) Wins Silly Bakes (d) Silly Bakes Wins
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 511296031. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 511 260 31 (b) 511 296 031 (c) 511 290 631 (d) 511 296 6031
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, lemon, tiger? (a) Up Lions Tiny (b) Lions Tiny Up (c) Lions Up Tiny (d) Tiny Lions Up
30. 30.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 3182629853. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 318 262 9835 (b) 311 826 29853 (c) 318 262 983 (d) 318 262 9853
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Sing Wins Neat (b) Wins Sing Eight Neat (c) Neat Eight Sing Wins (d) Eight Neat Sing Wins
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, ball, tiger, mirror, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMTBN (b) NBTMG (c) BNTMG (d) BTMGN
35. 35.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 395122087. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 395 120 87 (b) 395 212 087 (c) 339 512 2087 (d) 395 122 087
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wet Grab (b) Wet Grab Silly (c) Grab Wet Silly (d) Wet Silly Grab
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Lions Play All (b) Lions Play All Every (c) Lions Every Play All (d) All Play Lions Every
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 799617631068. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7996 1763 1068 (b) 7996 1763 10668 (c) 7996 7631 068 (d) 7996 1763 1608
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 281652733. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 281 625 733 (b) 281 652 733 (c) 281 657 33 (d) 281 165 2733

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