Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 370 · 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) Lions Pink Ants Every (b) Every Lions Pink Ants (c) Lions Every Pink Ants (d) Ants Pink Lions Every
2. 2.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
5. 5.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 839477428. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 883 947 7428 (b) 389 477 428 (c) 839 477 28 (d) 839 477 428
8. 8.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 524511370385. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5245 1137 0385 (b) 5245 1113 70385 (c) 5425 1137 0385 (d) 2451 1370 385
11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, glass, apple, pencil, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RGAPJ (b) GRAPJ (c) JPAGR (d) GAPJR
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 7503754760. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 750 037 54760 (b) 750 375 4670 (c) 750 375 476 (d) 750 375 4760
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 347069439638. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3470 9643 9638 (b) 3470 6943 968 (c) 3470 0694 39638 (d) 3470 6943 9638
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, ball, spoon? (a) Bunny Funny Seven (b) Bunny Seven Funny (c) Seven Bunny Funny (d) Funny Bunny Seven
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 214206518899. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2142 0651 8899 (b) 2142 0655 18899 (c) 2142 0518 899 (d) 2142 0615 8899
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, tent, lemon, cat, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TVLCR (b) VTLCR (c) RCLTV (d) TLCRV
19. 19.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 501520470. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 501 552 0470 (b) 501 520 470 (c) 501 524 070 (d) 505 204 70
21. 21.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Love Seven Rani (b) Seven Love Fly Rani (c) Rani Seven Love Fly (d) Seven Rani Love Fly
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 266246516875. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2266 2465 16875 (b) 2662 4651 6875 (c) 2664 6516 875 (d) 2662 4651 6857
25. 25.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Seven Wise Neat (b) Wise Seven Eat Neat (c) Neat Eat Seven Wise (d) Eat Neat Seven Wise
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 4904402258. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 940 440 2258 (b) 490 442 258 (c) 490 440 22558 (d) 490 440 2258
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 715017773. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 715 071 773 (b) 715 017 7773 (c) 715 017 773 (d) 750 177 73
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, umpire, cat? (a) Dad Uncle Crazy (b) Crazy Uncle Dad (c) Uncle Crazy Dad (d) Uncle Dad Crazy
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Play Cats (b) Cats Play Cats Eat (c) Eat Cats Play Cats (d) Eat Cats Cats Play
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cats Cats Play (b) Cats Every Play Cats (c) Every Cats Play Cats (d) Cats Play Cats Every
32. 32.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
34. 34.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
35. 35.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, anchor, guava, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ASGM (b) AGMS (c) MGAS (d) SAGM
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
40. 40.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a long story

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