Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 281 · 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 the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Pink Lazy Eat (b) Lazy Pink Ants Eat (c) Lazy Eat Pink Ants (d) Eat Lazy Pink Ants
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
3. 3.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, van, radio? (a) Rani Vines Only (b) Vines Rani Only (c) Vines Only Rani (d) Only Vines Rani
10. 10.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 982024955095. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9820 2495 095 (b) 9882 0249 55095 (c) 9820 2495 5095 (d) 9802 2495 5095
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 684152870. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 684 128 70 (b) 648 152 870 (c) 684 152 2870 (d) 684 152 870
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, radio, urn? (a) Uncle Rani Tiny (b) Rani Tiny Uncle (c) Rani Uncle Tiny (d) Tiny Rani Uncle
15. 15.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
17. 17.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 488735517080. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4888 7355 17080 (b) 4887 3551 7080 (c) 4887 3515 7080 (d) 4883 5517 080
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, ant, cat, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AICK (b) ACKI (c) KCAI (d) IACK
20. 20.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) WSG
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Seven Eight Nani (b) Nani Eight Seven Wet (c) Eight Seven Wet Nani (d) Eight Nani Seven Wet
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, ladder, glass? (a) Old Lazy Green (b) Lazy Old Green (c) Green Lazy Old (d) Lazy Green Old
25. 25.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a long story
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, mango, ant? (a) Mice Dogs Aunty (b) Aunty Mice Dogs (c) Mice Aunty Dogs (d) Dogs Mice Aunty
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 332212748. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 332 212 748 (b) 332 122 748 (c) 332 212 78 (d) 333 221 2748
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, mirror, jalebi? (a) Inside Mum Jolly (b) Mum Jolly Inside (c) Mum Inside Jolly (d) Jolly Mum Inside
29. 29.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 284722072337. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2847 2202 7337 (b) 2847 2207 2337 (c) 2847 2207 22337 (d) 2847 2272 337
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: needle, spoon, rose? (a) Silly Nani Red (b) Nani Silly Red (c) Silly Red Nani (d) Red Silly Nani
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, pillow, guava, anchor, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TAGPS (b) PGATS (c) PSGAT (d) SPGAT
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 484593653. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 485 493 653 (b) 484 593 53 (c) 484 593 653 (d) 448 459 3653
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 298322841. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 298 832 2841 (b) 289 322 841 (c) 298 228 41 (d) 298 322 841
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
37. 37.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Play Aunty Eat (b) Lions Eat Play Aunty (c) Aunty Play Lions Eat (d) Eat Lions Play Aunty
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
40. 40.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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