Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 882 · 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 704201607. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 704 220 1607 (b) 704 201 607 (c) 704 201 67 (d) 704 201 067
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
3. 3.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) an acronym
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, igloo, rose, urn, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IDRUT (b) IRUTD (c) DIRUT (d) TURID
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 151082995. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 150 182 995 (b) 110 829 95 (c) 151 082 995 (d) 151 082 2995
8. 8.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Sing Green (b) Sing Wise Green (c) Wise Green Sing (d) Green Wise Sing
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 287604990. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 287 600 4990 (b) 287 604 90 (c) 287 604 990 (d) 286 704 990
11. 11.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
14. 14.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, kettle, anchor, parrot, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DKAPC (b) KAPCD (c) KDAPC (d) CPAKD
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, drum, umbrella? (a) Up Dogs Vines (b) Dogs Up Vines (c) Dogs Vines Up (d) Vines Dogs Up
17. 17.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
18. 18.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WSG
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, vase, lamp, umpire, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VLUWD (b) DVLUW (c) VDLUW (d) WULVD
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 538238562963. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5388 2385 62963 (b) 5382 3856 2963 (c) 5382 3856 9263 (d) 5382 3856 963
23. 23.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, radio, tent, anchor, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DATRF (b) FRTAD (c) RTADF (d) RFTAD
25. 25.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, guava, tent, rose, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUTRK (b) KRTGU (c) GTRKU (d) UGTRK
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, monkey, coconut, radio, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MCRUG (b) GMCRU (c) URCMG (d) MGCRU
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, glass, nest, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WGNA (b) GNAW (c) ANGW (d) GWNA
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Silly Wise Nine (b) Nine Eight Silly Wise (c) Wise Silly Eight Nine (d) Eight Nine Silly Wise
33. 33.🧰 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) an acronym word (d) chunking
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 6501705306. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 650 170 5306 (b) 650 170 05306 (c) 650 170 5036 (d) 650 105 306
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 395778207. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 395 778 207 (b) 395 782 07 (c) 395 778 270 (d) 339 577 8207
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nani Silly Wet (b) Eat Silly Wet Nani (c) Wet Silly Eat Nani (d) Nani Eat Silly Wet
37. 37.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme

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