Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 175 · 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: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 353200720680. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3352 0072 0680 (b) 3553 2007 20680 (c) 3532 0072 0680 (d) 3532 0072 068
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a long story
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 718469200213. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7184 6290 0213 (b) 7184 6920 00213 (c) 7184 6920 213 (d) 7184 6920 0213
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, igloo, lamp, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PLID (b) ILPD (c) DILP (d) IDLP
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Crazy Every (b) Cats Every Pink Crazy (c) Every Cats Pink Crazy (d) Crazy Pink Cats Every
9. 9.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Seven Wise Nani (b) Wise Seven Eight Nani (c) Nani Eight Seven Wise (d) Eight Nani Seven Wise
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, mirror, shoe? (a) Mum Ants Seven (b) Mum Seven Ants (c) Ants Mum Seven (d) Seven Mum Ants
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, orange, needle? (a) Old Very Nine (b) Nine Old Very (c) Old Nine Very (d) Very Old Nine
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, watch, coconut? (a) Wins Cook Jump (b) Wins Jump Cook (c) Cook Wins Jump (d) Jump Wins Cook
17. 17.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
18. 18.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 446024219107. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4602 4219 107 (b) 4460 2421 9107 (c) 4460 2421 91007 (d) 4460 2429 1107
20. 20.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
21. 21.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, van, nest, doll, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JDNVK (b) VNDJK (c) KVNDJ (d) VKNDJ
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 571555925. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 517 555 925 (b) 571 555 92 (c) 571 555 5925 (d) 571 555 925
25. 25.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 8970808543. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 897 088 0543 (b) 897 808 543 (c) 897 080 85443 (d) 897 080 8543
28. 28.🧰 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
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, ladder, bucket? (a) Bunny Love Runs (b) Love Bunny Runs (c) Love Runs Bunny (d) Runs Love Bunny
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lazy Sing Red (b) Red Sing Lazy Funny (c) Sing Red Lazy Funny (d) Sing Lazy Funny Red
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 421609209191. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4261 0920 9191 (b) 4216 0992 09191 (c) 4216 0209 191 (d) 4216 0920 9191
36. 36.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
39. 39.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, owl, lamp? (a) Owls Fly Love (b) Owls Love Fly (c) Fly Owls Love (d) Love Owls Fly

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