Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 690 · 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.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 623169209. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 231 692 09 (b) 623 196 209 (c) 623 116 9209 (d) 623 169 209
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, doll, ladder? (a) Love Dogs Very (b) Dogs Very Love (c) Dogs Love Very (d) Very Dogs Love
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 399136945174. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3991 3694 5174 (b) 3999 1369 45174 (c) 3991 3945 174 (d) 3991 6394 5174
7. 7.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 1724087013. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 172 087 013 (b) 172 408 70113 (c) 172 407 8013 (d) 172 408 7013
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, fan, pencil, net, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FMPNC (b) MFPNC (c) FPNCM (d) CNPFM
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, mirror, cat, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VMCL (b) MVCL (c) MCLV (d) LCMV
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS
15. 15.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 741136955022. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7411 3695 5022 (b) 7411 3695 50222 (c) 7411 3965 5022 (d) 7411 6955 022
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 9959826407. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 995 988 26407 (b) 995 982 607 (c) 995 982 6407 (d) 995 928 6407
18. 18.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
19. 19.🧰 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
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
21. 21.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 210937181996. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2109 3718 1996 (b) 2190 3718 1996 (c) 2109 3718 996 (d) 2109 3371 81996
24. 24.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jeeps Mice Ants (b) Jeeps Frogs Mice Ants (c) Ants Mice Frogs Jeeps (d) Frogs Mice Ants Jeeps
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 721332887313. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7213 3288 713 (b) 7213 3287 8313 (c) 7213 3288 7313 (d) 7213 3288 73133
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 302770284. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 330 277 0284 (b) 327 702 84 (c) 302 770 824 (d) 302 770 284
32. 32.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
34. 34.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, ball, tomato? (a) Bunny Tiny Jolly (b) Bunny Jolly Tiny (c) Tiny Bunny Jolly (d) Jolly Bunny Tiny
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 911852911. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 911 185 2911 (b) 911 852 911 (c) 911 529 11 (d) 918 152 911
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 821454411. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 821 454 4411 (b) 821 454 411 (c) 821 444 11 (d) 281 454 411
40. 40.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

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