Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 715 · 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 671143789241. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6711 4738 9241 (b) 6771 1437 89241 (c) 6711 4378 9241 (d) 6711 4379 241
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 851924127. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 851 924 127 (b) 851 294 127 (c) 851 924 4127 (d) 859 241 27
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Neat Sing Wise (b) Eight Sing Wise Neat (c) Wise Sing Eight Neat (d) Neat Eight Sing Wise
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 8405376978. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 840 537 6978 (b) 840 537 698 (c) 480 537 6978 (d) 840 537 76978
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Runs Lazy Fly (b) Seven Lazy Fly Runs (c) Fly Lazy Seven Runs (d) Runs Seven Lazy Fly
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 7592005431. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 759 200 5431 (b) 759 200 5413 (c) 759 920 05431 (d) 792 005 431
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 566051728075. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5660 1728 075 (b) 5606 5172 8075 (c) 5660 5172 88075 (d) 5660 5172 8075
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, coconut, vase, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CVIN (b) IVCN (c) CNVI (d) NCVI
15. 15.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, orange, parrot, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OSPW (b) OPWS (c) SOPW (d) WPOS
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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 7873121911. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 783 121 911 (b) 787 312 19111 (c) 787 312 9111 (d) 787 312 1911
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Love Funny Red (b) Sing Red Love Funny (c) Red Sing Love Funny (d) Funny Love Sing Red
21. 21.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 201249065820. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2012 9406 5820 (b) 2012 4906 65820 (c) 2012 4906 820 (d) 2012 4906 5820
23. 23.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 912023974116. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9120 2379 4116 (b) 9120 2339 74116 (c) 9120 2397 4116 (d) 9120 2397 416
25. 25.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pink Love Eight (b) Eight Love Pink Aunty (c) Love Eight Pink Aunty (d) Love Pink Aunty Eight
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, ball, monkey, coconut, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBMCA (b) BGMCA (c) BMCAG (d) ACMBG
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 818534128488. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8153 4128 488 (b) 8185 3412 84888 (c) 8185 4312 8488 (d) 8185 3412 8488
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 602626396102. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6026 2639 602 (b) 6026 2639 6102 (c) 6026 2369 6102 (d) 6026 2663 96102
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
37. 37.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 655163030. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 655 163 30 (b) 655 163 030 (c) 655 160 330 (d) 665 516 3030

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