Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 816 · 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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, tomato, drum, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDTP (b) PTDW (c) TDWP (d) TPDW
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wet Seven (b) Seven Wet Green (c) Wet Green Seven (d) Wet Seven Green
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 1142008846. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 114 200 8846 (b) 114 208 0846 (c) 114 220 08846 (d) 112 008 846
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, whistle, coconut, sock, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RWCSG (b) WRCSG (c) WCSGR (d) GSCWR
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
7. 7.🧰 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
8. 8.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
11. 11.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, spoon, guava, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDGM (b) MGSD (c) SGMD (d) DSGM
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, flute, candle, duck, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCDLK (b) FKCDL (c) LDCFK (d) KFCDL
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 7364843781. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 736 844 3781 (b) 736 484 33781 (c) 736 484 371 (d) 736 484 3781
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 510628699. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 510 622 8699 (b) 510 686 99 (c) 510 628 699 (d) 150 628 699
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 920437111. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 992 043 7111 (b) 204 371 11 (c) 920 437 111 (d) 924 037 111
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, banana, flute, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BTFI (b) IFBT (c) BFIT (d) TBFI
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 342072340963. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3420 7234 0963 (b) 3420 7230 4963 (c) 3420 2340 963 (d) 3420 7234 09663
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 303972987158. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3039 2798 7158 (b) 3039 7298 77158 (c) 3397 2987 158 (d) 3039 7298 7158
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
26. 26.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 346769039519. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3467 6903 9519 (b) 3467 7690 39519 (c) 3676 9039 519 (d) 3467 6930 9519
29. 29.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
30. 30.🧰 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) a rhyme (d) an acronym
31. 31.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, nest, tiger, inkpot, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NMTIA (b) NTIAM (c) AITNM (d) MNTIA
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, wallet, nest, spoon, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSNWD (b) WDNSR (c) WNSRD (d) DWNSR
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 642748761. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 462 748 761 (b) 642 274 8761 (c) 642 748 761 (d) 627 487 61
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, umbrella, flute? (a) Frogs Uncle Only (b) Uncle Frogs Only (c) Only Uncle Frogs (d) Uncle Only Frogs
37. 37.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a long story
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 119966233. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 119 966 233 (b) 199 662 33 (c) 119 696 233 (d) 119 966 2333
40. 40.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False

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