Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 324 · 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.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: frog, monkey, owl? (a) My Frogs Old (b) My Old Frogs (c) Frogs My Old (d) Old My Frogs
3. 3.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a long story
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, ice cream, anchor, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TAIC (b) CIAT (c) ICAT (d) IATC
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, kettle, anchor? (a) Kind Ants Crazy (b) Kind Crazy Ants (c) Ants Kind Crazy (d) Crazy Kind Ants
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, whistle, spoon, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WJSU (b) WSUJ (c) USWJ (d) JWSU
9. 9.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, fan, rose, wallet, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FARWC (b) AFRWC (c) FRWCA (d) CWRFA
13. 13.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a type of exam
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, onion, ball? (a) Only Big Runs (b) Runs Only Big (c) Big Only Runs (d) Only Runs Big
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mice Funny Jeeps (b) Funny Jeeps Mice Aunty (c) Jeeps Funny Mice Aunty (d) Funny Mice Aunty Jeeps
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, sock, jug, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCJB (b) SJBC (c) BJSC (d) CSJB
19. 19.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 861740284254. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8617 4028 4245 (b) 8617 4028 84254 (c) 8617 4024 254 (d) 8617 4028 4254
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, igloo, apple? (a) Ice Funny All (b) All Ice Funny (c) Funny Ice All (d) Ice All Funny
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 885972293. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 885 972 293 (b) 885 977 2293 (c) 859 722 93 (d) 858 972 293
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 611003516. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 611 003 516 (b) 110 035 16 (c) 611 003 5116 (d) 161 003 516
25. 25.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 187603882. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 188 760 3882 (b) 178 603 882 (c) 187 603 82 (d) 187 603 882
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, drum, umbrella, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DUVK (b) DKUV (c) VUDK (d) KDUV
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 3201554503. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 320 155 44503 (b) 302 155 4503 (c) 320 155 4503 (d) 320 155 453
31. 31.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, pencil, glass? (a) Pigs All Goats (b) All Pigs Goats (c) Goats Pigs All (d) Pigs Goats All
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 346902063. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 346 020 63 (b) 346 902 2063 (c) 346 902 603 (d) 346 902 063
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 5594100307. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 555 941 00307 (b) 559 410 0370 (c) 594 100 307 (d) 559 410 0307
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking

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