Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 969 · 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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 6694698771. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 664 969 8771 (b) 669 469 771 (c) 669 469 8771 (d) 666 946 98771
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, duck, rose? (a) Dogs Red Jeeps (b) Dogs Jeeps Red (c) Jeeps Dogs Red (d) Red Dogs Jeeps
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, goat, monkey? (a) Crazy Goats Mum (b) Goats Crazy Mum (c) Goats Mum Crazy (d) Mum Goats Crazy
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 390291398130. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3902 9139 98130 (b) 3902 9139 8130 (c) 9029 1398 130 (d) 3920 9139 8130
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
11. 11.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 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
13. 13.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 3642044932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 642 044 932 (b) 364 204 44932 (c) 346 204 4932 (d) 364 204 4932
16. 16.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, spoon, ball, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDBU (b) SBUD (c) DSBU (d) UBSD
18. 18.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) date chunks
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
24. 24.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 327170285733. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3271 7028 733 (b) 3271 1702 85733 (c) 3271 7028 5733 (d) 3271 7082 5733
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 676272390. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 676 272 390 (b) 672 672 390 (c) 676 223 90 (d) 676 272 3990
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Nani Seven Wins (b) Wins Seven Eight Nani (c) Eight Seven Wins Nani (d) Nani Eight Seven Wins
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Sing Every Nine (b) Nine Every Sing Wet (c) Every Nine Sing Wet (d) Every Sing Wet Nine
33. 33.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 773301670. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 773 301 607 (b) 777 330 1670 (c) 773 301 670 (d) 773 301 67
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wins Grab (b) Grab Wins Seven (c) Wins Grab Seven (d) Wins Seven Grab
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 2883682314. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 883 682 314 (b) 288 368 2314 (c) 288 368 2341 (d) 288 336 82314
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 113826418. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 138 264 18 (b) 111 382 6418 (c) 113 826 481 (d) 113 826 418

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