Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 171 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 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
6. 6.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, fan, mirror, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JMFI (b) IFMJ (c) FIMJ (d) FMJI
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, frog, pencil? (a) Frogs Pigs Big (b) Pigs Frogs Big (c) Frogs Big Pigs (d) Big Frogs Pigs
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a kind of pen
11. 11.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, tiger, violin, kite, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TVKNC (b) TCVKN (c) NKVTC (d) CTVKN
15. 15.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, parrot, duck, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBDW (b) BPDW (c) PDWB (d) WDPB
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, banana, flute, kettle, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DBFKR (b) BFKRD (c) RKFBD (d) BDFKR
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 450548628. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 450 458 628 (b) 455 054 8628 (c) 450 548 628 (d) 450 548 68
20. 20.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
24. 24.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Eat Pink Aunty (b) Aunty Pink Lazy Eat (c) Eat Lazy Pink Aunty (d) Lazy Pink Aunty Eat
26. 26.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 296278400031. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2962 2784 00031 (b) 2927 8400 031 (c) 2962 7840 0013 (d) 2962 7840 0031
28. 28.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, needle, lamp? (a) Lazy Nine Under (b) Nine Under Lazy (c) Under Nine Lazy (d) Nine Lazy Under
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, guava, anchor? (a) Green All Uncle (b) Uncle Green All (c) All Green Uncle (d) Green Uncle All
31. 31.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
33. 33.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, tent, lemon? (a) Lazy Tea Ink (b) Tea Lazy Ink (c) Tea Ink Lazy (d) Ink Tea Lazy
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Lions Silly Runs (b) Runs Silly Lions Frogs (c) Silly Lions Frogs Runs (d) Silly Runs Lions Frogs
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jump Mice Aunty (b) Frogs Mice Aunty Jump (c) Aunty Mice Frogs Jump (d) Jump Frogs Mice Aunty
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 382639516. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 382 639 516 (b) 826 395 16 (c) 328 639 516 (d) 382 663 9516
40. 40.🧰 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

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