Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 923 · 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 278228312277. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2782 8231 2277 (b) 2782 2883 12277 (c) 2782 2831 2277 (d) 2782 2812 277
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 2560002311. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 256 000 2311 (b) 256 000 02311 (c) 256 000 211 (d) 265 000 2311
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 314839447212. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3143 9447 212 (b) 3148 3944 7212 (c) 1348 3944 7212 (d) 3148 3944 77212
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 6113882351. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 613 882 351 (b) 611 138 82351 (c) 161 388 2351 (d) 611 388 2351
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, kettle, glass? (a) Green Kites Mum (b) Kites Green Mum (c) Mum Kites Green (d) Kites Mum Green
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
10. 10.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 485602268851. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4560 2268 851 (b) 4856 0222 68851 (c) 4856 0226 8851 (d) 4865 0226 8851
12. 12.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
15. 15.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 261853517104. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2618 5355 17104 (b) 6218 5351 7104 (c) 2618 5351 7104 (d) 2185 3517 104
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Grab (b) Grab Wins Seven (c) Wins Grab Seven (d) Seven Wins Grab
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, urn, net, anchor, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UNAVK (b) KUNAV (c) VANUK (d) UKNAV
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs My All Jeeps (b) Jeeps Frogs My All (c) Frogs Jeeps My All (d) All My Frogs Jeeps
22. 22.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
23. 23.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a type of exam
24. 24.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 533325979. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 533 259 79 (b) 533 325 9979 (c) 533 325 979 (d) 533 352 979
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
28. 28.🧰 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
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 564264267. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 564 264 267 (b) 562 642 67 (c) 546 264 267 (d) 564 264 4267
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 502381465936. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5023 8146 59336 (b) 5023 8465 936 (c) 5023 8416 5936 (d) 5023 8146 5936
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
32. 32.🧰 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) an acronym word (d) chunking
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 474045243. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 474 045 423 (b) 474 404 5243 (c) 474 045 243 (d) 470 452 43
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 222999227. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 229 299 227 (b) 222 992 27 (c) 222 299 9227 (d) 222 999 227
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, monkey, ant? (a) Fly Mice Aunty (b) Mice Aunty Fly (c) Aunty Mice Fly (d) Mice Fly Aunty
37. 37.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 7129475144. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 129 475 144 (b) 712 294 75144 (c) 712 947 5144 (d) 712 945 7144
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP

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