Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 21 · 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: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Lazy Pink Aunty (b) Lazy Pink Aunty Every (c) Lazy Every Pink Aunty (d) Aunty Pink Lazy Every
3. 3.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) nothing at all
9. 9.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, shoe, owl, bucket, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WSOBP (b) SOBPW (c) PBOSW (d) SWOBP
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, coconut, fan, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKFB (b) BFCK (c) KCFB (d) CFBK
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, ant, nest? (a) Cook All Nani (b) All Nani Cook (c) All Cook Nani (d) Nani All Cook
13. 13.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, mirror, umbrella? (a) Mum Frogs Up (b) Up Mum Frogs (c) Mum Up Frogs (d) Frogs Mum Up
16. 16.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Pigs Love Every (b) Love Pigs Ants Every (c) Every Love Pigs Ants (d) Love Every Pigs Ants
19. 19.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 192458541178. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1924 5854 41178 (b) 1924 5851 178 (c) 1924 5854 1178 (d) 1924 5854 1187
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, flute, key, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OKFP (b) FKOP (c) PFKO (d) FPKO
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, mirror, tiger? (a) Mum Kites Tiny (b) Mum Tiny Kites (c) Kites Mum Tiny (d) Tiny Mum Kites
24. 24.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 200830157742. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2008 3015 772 (b) 2008 3015 77742 (c) 2008 3015 7742 (d) 2008 3015 7472
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, net, frog, orange, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TOFNJ (b) NJFOT (c) NFOTJ (d) JNFOT
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
29. 29.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Crazy Pink Crazy (b) Crazy Every Pink Crazy (c) Every Crazy Crazy Pink (d) Crazy Pink Crazy Every
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 2945160293. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 294 516 023 (b) 294 516 0293 (c) 294 561 0293 (d) 294 516 02993
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 9413270362. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 994 132 70362 (b) 913 270 362 (c) 941 327 0326 (d) 941 327 0362
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, pillow, doll, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDPU (b) PUDV (c) PDVU (d) UPDV
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 759270805220. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7592 7080 52200 (b) 5792 7080 5220 (c) 7592 7080 520 (d) 7592 7080 5220
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 933063329. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 933 306 3329 (b) 930 363 329 (c) 933 063 329 (d) 933 063 29
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 1167910128. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 111 679 10128 (b) 116 791 128 (c) 116 791 0128 (d) 116 791 0218
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eight Love Pink Aunty (b) Love Eight Pink Aunty (c) Love Pink Aunty Eight (d) Aunty Pink Love Eight

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