Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 707 · 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 366102230. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 636 102 230 (b) 366 102 230 (c) 361 022 30 (d) 366 102 2230
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 3572806168. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 357 806 168 (b) 357 280 1668 (c) 357 280 6168 (d) 357 280 61668
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, ant, mirror, frog, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAMFL (b) AMFLG (c) AGMFL (d) LFMAG
4. 4.🧰 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) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a long story
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 4029419252. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 409 419 252 (b) 440 294 19252 (c) 402 491 9252 (d) 402 941 9252
7. 7.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 546891803369. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5468 9180 33369 (b) 5468 9180 369 (c) 5486 9180 3369 (d) 5468 9180 3369
10. 10.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Silly Eight Nani (b) Eight Silly Wise Nani (c) Eight Nani Silly Wise (d) Nani Eight Silly Wise
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, cat, van? (a) Cats Very Funny (b) Funny Cats Very (c) Very Cats Funny (d) Cats Funny Very
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 7772610291. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 777 261 0291 (b) 777 261 10291 (c) 772 761 0291 (d) 772 610 291
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
18. 18.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
21. 21.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 5268325695. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 526 825 695 (b) 526 832 5695 (c) 526 833 25695 (d) 526 832 5659
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 842702516024. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8470 2516 024 (b) 8427 0025 16024 (c) 8427 0251 6042 (d) 8427 0251 6024
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, coconut, kite? (a) Vans Cats Kind (b) Cats Kind Vans (c) Kind Cats Vans (d) Cats Vans Kind
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
31. 31.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Cats Pigs Cook (b) Cook Pigs Cats Eight (c) Cats Eight Pigs Cook (d) Cats Pigs Cook Eight
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jump Funny My All (b) Funny My All Jump (c) Funny Jump My All (d) All My Funny Jump
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 604997727. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 604 997 7227 (b) 604 997 727 (c) 604 997 27 (d) 640 997 727
35. 35.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, ladder, goat, ice cream, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LUGIW (b) ULGIW (c) WIGLU (d) LGIWU
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wet Seven Goats (b) Goats Wet Seven (c) Seven Wet Goats (d) Wet Goats Seven
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 711262904. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 711 262 940 (b) 711 226 2904 (c) 711 262 904 (d) 112 629 04
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, needle, banana? (a) Nine Only Bunny (b) Nine Bunny Only (c) Only Nine Bunny (d) Bunny Nine Only

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