Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 960 · 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 3525018466. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 325 018 466 (b) 352 250 18466 (c) 325 501 8466 (d) 352 501 8466
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, onion, radio, duck, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDROP (b) ORDTP (c) OPRDT (d) PORDT
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 396877094. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 399 687 7094 (b) 396 877 094 (c) 396 787 094 (d) 368 770 94
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 669522887. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 669 522 887 (b) 696 522 887 (c) 669 952 2887 (d) 669 522 87
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
7. 7.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 457632415313. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4567 3241 5313 (b) 4576 3241 5313 (c) 4573 2415 313 (d) 4576 3241 53113
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, key, spoon, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KSOD (b) OSKD (c) DKSO (d) KDSO
12. 12.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
14. 14.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 9207276060. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 927 276 060 (b) 920 772 76060 (c) 920 727 6006 (d) 920 727 6060
16. 16.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 690578700. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 690 587 00 (b) 690 578 700 (c) 690 587 700 (d) 690 557 8700
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
19. 19.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Goats (b) Wise Goats Seven (c) Seven Wise Goats (d) Goats Wise Seven
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, net, sock, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCSG (b) CNSG (c) GSNC (d) NSGC
23. 23.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 430740402. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 430 744 0402 (b) 430 704 402 (c) 407 404 02 (d) 430 740 402
25. 25.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, tent, sock? (a) Toys Silly Goats (b) Silly Toys Goats (c) Goats Toys Silly (d) Toys Goats Silly
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
28. 28.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 224612036118. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2246 1203 1618 (b) 2246 1203 61188 (c) 2246 1203 6118 (d) 2261 2036 118
32. 32.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, rope, urn, coconut, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RUCDN (b) RNUCD (c) NRUCD (d) DCURN
35. 35.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 779684188340. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7976 8418 8340 (b) 7796 8441 88340 (c) 7796 8418 340 (d) 7796 8418 8340
37. 37.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 941118154826. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9411 1815 4826 (b) 9411 1815 8426 (c) 9411 1815 482 (d) 9411 1181 54826
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 641837298546. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6441 8372 98546 (b) 4618 3729 8546 (c) 6418 3729 8546 (d) 6183 7298 546
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 841860506. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 841 680 506 (b) 844 186 0506 (c) 848 605 06 (d) 841 860 506

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