Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 891 · 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 1865946495. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 865 946 495 (b) 186 594 64495 (c) 185 694 6495 (d) 186 594 6495
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 4364425155. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 436 442 5155 (b) 436 442 155 (c) 463 442 5155 (d) 436 442 51555
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.🔢 You want to remember the number 509060450. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 509 060 4550 (b) 509 060 450 (c) 509 604 50 (d) 509 060 540
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 3716626625. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 371 662 6625 (b) 371 662 6265 (c) 371 662 665 (d) 371 662 66225
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
10. 10.🧰 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
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, orange, tiger? (a) Old Tiny Inside (b) Old Inside Tiny (c) Inside Old Tiny (d) Tiny Old Inside
12. 12.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 438191447006. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4381 9144 706 (b) 4381 9144 77006 (c) 4831 9144 7006 (d) 4381 9144 7006
15. 15.🧰 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
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 221292717. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 221 292 71 (b) 221 292 717 (c) 221 292 2717 (d) 221 292 771
17. 17.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) chunking
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 161413396786. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1614 1393 6786 (b) 1614 3396 786 (c) 1614 1339 6786 (d) 1614 1339 96786
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, ball, frog, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFBA (b) ABFO (c) BFOA (d) BAFO
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 489998422. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 488 999 8422 (b) 489 984 22 (c) 498 998 422 (d) 489 998 422
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 353380165500. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3338 0165 500 (b) 3538 3016 5500 (c) 3533 8016 5500 (d) 3533 8016 55000
24. 24.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 157912352914. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5179 1235 2914 (b) 1579 1235 914 (c) 1579 1233 52914 (d) 1579 1235 2914
26. 26.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 943907935932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9439 0793 592 (b) 9439 0793 5932 (c) 9439 0793 59322 (d) 9439 7093 5932
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 948135291552. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9481 3529 1552 (b) 9488 1352 91552 (c) 9481 3591 552 (d) 9481 5329 1552
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lions Sing Red (b) Sing Red Lions Fly (c) Sing Lions Fly Red (d) Red Sing Lions Fly
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 7050257652. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 705 025 7652 (b) 705 057 652 (c) 705 052 7652 (d) 705 025 76522
34. 34.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Play Cats Eight (b) Cats Play Crazy Eight (c) Eight Cats Play Crazy (d) Cats Eight Play Crazy
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, rope, needle? (a) Nine Rani Pigs (b) Rani Pigs Nine (c) Rani Nine Pigs (d) Pigs Rani Nine
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, net, violin, wallet, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCVWM (b) MWVNC (c) CNVWM (d) NVWMC
38. 38.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, cat, duck? (a) Cats Dogs Wise (b) Cats Wise Dogs (c) Wise Cats Dogs (d) Dogs Cats Wise

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