Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 859 · 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) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 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
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 761514872. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 761 551 4872 (b) 761 514 872 (c) 761 514 82 (d) 761 541 872
7. 7.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, umbrella, kite, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UKSG (b) GUKS (c) SKUG (d) UGKS
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 184528901375. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1845 2890 01375 (b) 8145 2890 1375 (c) 1845 2890 375 (d) 1845 2890 1375
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 128068814009. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1280 8814 009 (b) 1820 6881 4009 (c) 1280 6888 14009 (d) 1280 6881 4009
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, ladder, inkpot? (a) Lazy Ice Wet (b) Wet Lazy Ice (c) Lazy Wet Ice (d) Ice Lazy Wet
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 390682481117. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3906 8248 11117 (b) 3906 8248 1117 (c) 3906 8241 8117 (d) 9068 2481 117
15. 15.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, fan, lamp? (a) Fly Lions Rani (b) Lions Fly Rani (c) Rani Fly Lions (d) Fly Rani Lions
19. 19.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
22. 22.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 703669537. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 703 669 537 (b) 700 366 9537 (c) 036 695 37 (d) 703 665 937
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, mango, coconut, van, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MNCVT (b) MCVTN (c) NMCVT (d) TVCMN
26. 26.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, monkey, inkpot, ladder, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MSILO (b) MILOS (c) SMILO (d) OLIMS
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, fan, key? (a) Fly Kind Ice (b) Fly Ice Kind (c) Ice Fly Kind (d) Kind Fly Ice
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, wallet, jalebi? (a) Wise Dogs Jump (b) Dogs Wise Jump (c) Wise Jump Dogs (d) Jump Wise Dogs
30. 30.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wins Grab (b) Wins Sing Grab (c) Wins Grab Sing (d) Grab Wins Sing
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 3711322420. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 371 322 420 (b) 371 113 22420 (c) 371 132 2420 (d) 371 132 2402
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Rani Love Funny (b) Sing Love Funny Rani (c) Funny Love Sing Rani (d) Rani Sing Love Funny
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, jug, kettle, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JAKR (b) JKRA (c) AJKR (d) RKJA
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 8239343824. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 823 934 382 (b) 823 934 3824 (c) 823 934 33824 (d) 823 943 3824
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 450180231. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 451 802 31 (b) 450 180 231 (c) 540 180 231 (d) 450 180 0231
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
38. 38.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 2966581002. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 229 665 81002 (b) 926 658 1002 (c) 296 658 002 (d) 296 658 1002
40. 40.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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