Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 857 · 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.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 632295324487. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6329 5324 487 (b) 6322 9532 4487 (c) 6322 9534 2487 (d) 6322 9532 44877
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 1583721389. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 158 732 1389 (b) 158 372 13899 (c) 158 372 1389 (d) 158 372 138
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
5. 5.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
7. 7.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 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
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, anchor, drum, fan, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NADFJ (b) ADFJN (c) ANDFJ (d) JFDAN
11. 11.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym word
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, guava, apple, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAOS (b) SGAO (c) OAGS (d) GSAO
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, sock, goat? (a) Runs Sing Grab (b) Sing Runs Grab (c) Grab Sing Runs (d) Sing Grab Runs
15. 15.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 344630826390. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3443 6082 6390 (b) 3463 0826 390 (c) 3446 3082 6390 (d) 3446 3082 63990
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, drum, ice cream, owl, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FOIDU (b) DUIOF (c) DIOFU (d) UDIOF
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 120340819280. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1204 0819 280 (b) 1203 4088 19280 (c) 1203 4081 9280 (d) 1203 4081 9820
19. 19.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 281540317251. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2815 4031 17251 (b) 2814 5031 7251 (c) 2815 4031 7251 (d) 2814 0317 251
21. 21.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
22. 22.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 582051206. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 582 055 1206 (b) 852 051 206 (c) 582 512 06 (d) 582 051 206
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, goat, jalebi? (a) Green Jeeps Sing (b) Jeeps Green Sing (c) Sing Green Jeeps (d) Green Sing Jeeps
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 471593602. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 471 596 302 (b) 471 593 02 (c) 447 159 3602 (d) 471 593 602
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Play All Eat (b) Lions Eat Play All (c) Eat Lions Play All (d) All Play Lions Eat
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
35. 35.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 820984970. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 809 849 70 (b) 820 098 4970 (c) 820 984 970 (d) 802 984 970
37. 37.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 629401368. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 629 403 168 (b) 629 401 38 (c) 629 400 1368 (d) 629 401 368
40. 40.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False

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