Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 107 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, urn, jalebi? (a) Jump Up Owls (b) Up Owls Jump (c) Up Jump Owls (d) Owls Up Jump
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Eat Play All (b) Eat Lions Play All (c) All Play Lions Eat (d) Lions Play All Eat
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, flute, rope? (a) Red Fly Ice (b) Fly Red Ice (c) Fly Ice Red (d) Ice Fly Red
12. 12.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 5160248545. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 516 022 48545 (b) 516 024 5845 (c) 516 024 8545 (d) 560 248 545
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
17. 17.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, key, cat, tent, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BTCKR (b) KRCTB (c) KCTBR (d) RKCTB
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
21. 21.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, glass, igloo? (a) Crazy Green Ink (b) Green Crazy Ink (c) Green Ink Crazy (d) Ink Green Crazy
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Eight Pigs Ants (b) Lazy Pigs Ants Eight (c) Ants Pigs Lazy Eight (d) Eight Lazy Pigs Ants
24. 24.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, kite, apple? (a) Kites Ants Goats (b) Ants Kites Goats (c) Kites Goats Ants (d) Goats Kites Ants
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
28. 28.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, tomato, igloo? (a) Bunny Toys Ice (b) Ice Toys Bunny (c) Toys Ice Bunny (d) Toys Bunny Ice
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, ladder, inkpot, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LIJG (b) GLIJ (c) LGIJ (d) JILG
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 2114730432. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 214 173 0432 (b) 211 473 0432 (c) 211 470 432 (d) 211 473 04432
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, jug, orange? (a) Jolly Neat Only (b) Neat Jolly Only (c) Only Jolly Neat (d) Jolly Only Neat
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 281684248. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 281 682 448 (b) 281 684 2448 (c) 281 682 48 (d) 281 684 248
36. 36.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, needle, kite, guava, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NFKGC (b) CGKNF (c) NKGCF (d) FNKGC
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 345316075707. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3453 1607 7507 (b) 3453 1605 707 (c) 3453 1660 75707 (d) 3453 1607 5707
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA

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