Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 825 · 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: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
3. 3.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 9737875028. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 973 787 5208 (b) 973 787 5028 (c) 973 378 75028 (d) 737 875 028
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, inkpot, nest? (a) Ice Rani Nani (b) Ice Nani Rani (c) Rani Ice Nani (d) Nani Ice Rani
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, ant, needle? (a) Aunty Funny Nani (b) Funny Aunty Nani (c) Aunty Nani Funny (d) Nani Aunty Funny
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
8. 8.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 4347888250. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 434 788 250 (b) 437 488 8250 (c) 433 478 88250 (d) 434 788 8250
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, mango, owl, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GOMK (b) KMOG (c) MKOG (d) MOGK
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Rani Lions Fly (b) Rani Silly Lions Fly (c) Silly Lions Fly Rani (d) Fly Lions Silly Rani
13. 13.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 811387017. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 811 387 17 (b) 811 387 017 (c) 181 387 017 (d) 811 138 7017
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 180143051091. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1801 4301 5091 (b) 1801 1430 51091 (c) 1801 4305 1091 (d) 1804 3051 091
17. 17.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
21. 21.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 213219725. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 132 197 25 (b) 213 219 725 (c) 213 219 7255 (d) 212 319 725
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 113476071108. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1134 7760 71108 (b) 1134 6707 1108 (c) 1134 7607 1108 (d) 1147 6071 108
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, cat, apple, tomato, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VCATW (b) CATWV (c) WTACV (d) CVATW
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, violin, duck? (a) Frogs Vines Dogs (b) Vines Dogs Frogs (c) Dogs Vines Frogs (d) Vines Frogs Dogs
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 593426124964. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5934 2612 4964 (b) 5942 6124 964 (c) 5934 2612 44964 (d) 5934 2612 9464
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 1194078258. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 194 078 258 (b) 119 407 8258 (c) 119 407 82588 (d) 119 470 8258
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Love Fly Red (b) Fly Love Seven Red (c) Red Seven Love Fly (d) Seven Red Love Fly
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 270158901441. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2701 5899 01441 (b) 2701 5890 141 (c) 2701 5890 1441 (d) 2701 8590 1441
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lions Funny Rani (b) Seven Rani Lions Funny (c) Rani Seven Lions Funny (d) Funny Lions Seven Rani
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 509304321190. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5903 0432 1190 (b) 5093 0431 190 (c) 5093 0432 1190 (d) 5093 0433 21190
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 726819858. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 726 891 858 (b) 726 819 858 (c) 726 198 58 (d) 726 819 8558
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 6644144307. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 664 414 4307 (b) 664 414 4370 (c) 664 144 307 (d) 664 441 44307
35. 35.🧰 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
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 744641871. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 744 641 781 (b) 744 641 871 (c) 744 418 71 (d) 744 641 8771
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Seven (b) Seven Wise Goats (c) Wise Seven Goats (d) Wise Goats Seven
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 329600715. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 329 600 715 (b) 329 607 15 (c) 329 600 175 (d) 329 960 0715
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Green Silly (b) Green Wins Silly (c) Wins Silly Green (d) Silly Wins Green
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym

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