Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 420 · 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.🔢 You want to remember the number 693192101. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 699 319 2101 (b) 691 392 101 (c) 693 192 101 (d) 693 921 01
2. 2.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a long story (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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Runs Lions Frogs (b) Runs Silly Lions Frogs (c) Silly Lions Frogs Runs (d) Frogs Lions Silly Runs
12. 12.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 4404484060. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 444 484 060 (b) 440 448 4060 (c) 440 448 44060 (d) 444 048 4060
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, kettle, onion, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KIOB (b) BOKI (c) IKOB (d) KOBI
16. 16.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
18. 18.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny Mum All (b) Funny Mum All Jolly (c) All Mum Funny Jolly (d) Funny Jolly Mum All
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, spoon, onion, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDOG (b) DSOG (c) SOGD (d) GOSD
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, violin, ladder, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBLT (b) TLVB (c) BVLT (d) VLTB
23. 23.🧰 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
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Crazy Pink Cats (b) Crazy Eat Pink Cats (c) Cats Pink Crazy Eat (d) Crazy Pink Cats Eat
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, glass, rope? (a) Rani Goats Pink (b) Goats Rani Pink (c) Pink Goats Rani (d) Goats Pink Rani
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, guava, candle, parrot, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMCPA (b) APCGM (c) GCPAM (d) MGCPA
27. 27.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔤 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) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
29. 29.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, spoon, violin, rope, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ORVSL (b) SVROL (c) SLVRO (d) LSVRO
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, anchor, coconut? (a) Ants Uncle Cook (b) Ants Cook Uncle (c) Cook Ants Uncle (d) Uncle Ants Cook
32. 32.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 207175225. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 071 752 25 (b) 027 175 225 (c) 207 175 225 (d) 207 177 5225
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
35. 35.🧰 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
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, tent, ant, fan, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MTAFG (b) GFATM (c) TAFGM (d) TMAFG
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 320714098. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 327 014 098 (b) 327 140 98 (c) 320 714 098 (d) 322 071 4098
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Play Ants Eight (b) Eight Lions Play Ants (c) Lions Eight Play Ants (d) Ants Play Lions Eight
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) WSEN

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