Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 346 · 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: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
3. 3.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, urn, jalebi? (a) Uncle Jump Inside (b) Jump Uncle Inside (c) Uncle Inside Jump (d) Inside Uncle Jump
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 3500884853. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 350 088 483 (b) 350 088 4583 (c) 350 088 4853 (d) 350 008 84853
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
9. 9.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
11. 11.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 180631034882. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1803 1034 882 (b) 1803 6103 4882 (c) 1806 3103 4882 (d) 1180 6310 34882
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Rani Love Frogs (b) Seven Love Frogs Rani (c) Rani Seven Love Frogs (d) Frogs Love Seven Rani
14. 14.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
15. 15.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, monkey, apple, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MASG (b) MGAS (c) SAMG (d) GMAS
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Seven Goats (b) Goats Wins Seven (c) Seven Wins Goats (d) Wins Goats Seven
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 220575777311. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2205 5777 7311 (b) 2205 7577 311 (c) 2205 7577 7311 (d) 2205 7577 73111
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Love Frogs Rani (b) Silly Rani Love Frogs (c) Frogs Love Silly Rani (d) Rani Silly Love Frogs
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, sock, tiger? (a) Tiny Sing Big (b) Big Sing Tiny (c) Sing Tiny Big (d) Sing Big Tiny
22. 22.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 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) nothing at all (d) chunking
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, umpire, bucket? (a) Bakes Uncle Mice (b) Uncle Mice Bakes (c) Mice Uncle Bakes (d) Uncle Bakes Mice
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
32. 32.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 138150923. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 138 159 23 (b) 138 150 923 (c) 183 150 923 (d) 138 815 0923
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 826584060. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 826 588 4060 (b) 826 584 060 (c) 865 840 60 (d) 825 684 060
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 7008352450. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 008 352 450 (b) 700 835 2450 (c) 700 835 2540 (d) 700 835 22450
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, banana, umpire? (a) Cook Bakes Uncle (b) Bakes Uncle Cook (c) Bakes Cook Uncle (d) Uncle Bakes Cook
37. 37.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 355962174. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 355 692 174 (b) 335 596 2174 (c) 559 621 74 (d) 355 962 174
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence

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