Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 765 · 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 542187974. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 542 189 774 (b) 542 189 74 (c) 542 187 974 (d) 554 218 7974
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Play Cats (b) Eat Cats Play Cats (c) Eat Cats Cats Play (d) Cats Play Cats Eat
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 453203522001. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4532 0352 2001 (b) 4532 0352 2010 (c) 4320 3522 001 (d) 4532 2035 22001
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, doll, lamp? (a) Dad Funny Lions (b) Funny Dad Lions (c) Dad Lions Funny (d) Lions Dad Funny
8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
9. 9.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 631731108. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 631 731 018 (b) 631 731 1108 (c) 617 311 08 (d) 631 731 108
11. 11.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, tiger, banana? (a) Mum Tiny Big (b) Tiny Big Mum (c) Tiny Mum Big (d) Big Tiny Mum
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) WGS
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, flute, drum? (a) Dad Funny Ink (b) Funny Ink Dad (c) Funny Dad Ink (d) Ink Funny Dad
16. 16.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, nest, ice cream? (a) Ink Nani Play (b) Nani Ink Play (c) Play Nani Ink (d) Nani Play Ink
18. 18.🧰 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
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 706615604. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 706 615 64 (b) 706 615 6604 (c) 076 615 604 (d) 706 615 604
20. 20.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
21. 21.🧰 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
22. 22.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
24. 24.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, goat, umbrella? (a) Under Green Very (b) Green Under Very (c) Very Green Under (d) Green Very Under
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 538928081. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 538 928 8081 (b) 538 980 81 (c) 538 928 081 (d) 538 298 081
27. 27.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) a mind map
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 300511923. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 300 511 9233 (b) 300 519 123 (c) 300 511 923 (d) 300 511 92
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 6835263919. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 683 526 3919 (b) 638 526 3919 (c) 668 352 63919 (d) 683 526 319
31. 31.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 150006361. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 150 006 361 (b) 500 063 61 (c) 150 006 3611 (d) 150 006 631
34. 34.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nani Sing Wins (b) Eat Sing Wins Nani (c) Nani Eat Sing Wins (d) Wins Sing Eat Nani
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 620222916478. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6202 2296 478 (b) 6202 2291 64478 (c) 6202 2296 1478 (d) 6202 2291 6478
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, whistle, pillow, ice cream, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OIPWF (b) FWPIO (c) WFPIO (d) WPIOF
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 472066607. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 472 666 07 (b) 472 066 6607 (c) 472 066 607 (d) 742 066 607

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