Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 301 · 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: frog, jeep, ladder? (a) Love Jolly Funny (b) Funny Jolly Love (c) Jolly Funny Love (d) Jolly Love Funny
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, coconut, mango? (a) Cats Vines Mum (b) Vines Cats Mum (c) Cats Mum Vines (d) Mum Cats Vines
4. 4.🔤 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
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
6. 6.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, fan, umpire? (a) Rani Fly Uncle (b) Uncle Fly Rani (c) Fly Rani Uncle (d) Fly Uncle Rani
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, rose, ball? (a) Bakes Runs Wet (b) Runs Bakes Wet (c) Wet Runs Bakes (d) Runs Wet Bakes
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, drum, ice cream? (a) Dogs Inside Red (b) Dogs Red Inside (c) Red Dogs Inside (d) Inside Dogs Red
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 3670102959. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 366 701 02959 (b) 367 010 2959 (c) 367 010 2599 (d) 367 010 959
15. 15.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, jalebi, kite? (a) Jeeps Kids Only (b) Kids Jeeps Only (c) Jeeps Only Kids (d) Only Jeeps Kids
17. 17.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny Mum All (b) All Mum Funny Jolly (c) Funny Jolly Mum All (d) Funny Mum All Jolly
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 250703726348. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2507 0372 63448 (b) 2507 0372 6348 (c) 2500 7372 6348 (d) 2507 3726 348
22. 22.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Play Lazy Every (b) Lazy Every Play All (c) Lazy Play All Every (d) Every Lazy Play All
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, flute, van? (a) Vines Frogs Neat (b) Frogs Vines Neat (c) Frogs Neat Vines (d) Neat Frogs Vines
26. 26.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 167845774. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 168 745 774 (b) 168 457 74 (c) 167 845 774 (d) 167 845 5774
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 8395202897. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 833 952 02897 (b) 839 520 2987 (c) 839 522 897 (d) 839 520 2897
29. 29.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 8958985666. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 895 898 5666 (b) 958 985 666 (c) 895 895 8666 (d) 895 898 55666
32. 32.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, bucket, mirror, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BIML (b) LMBI (c) BMLI (d) IBML
34. 34.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
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) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, key, jeep, lemon, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFJLA (b) ALJKF (c) FKJLA (d) KJLAF
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 102916891. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 029 168 91 (b) 102 918 691 (c) 102 916 891 (d) 102 291 6891

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