Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 423 · 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 acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 281335864022. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2813 5864 022 (b) 2813 3586 4022 (c) 2813 3358 64022 (d) 2831 3586 4022
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
7. 7.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a long story (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 5424505942. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 542 405 5942 (b) 542 450 5942 (c) 544 245 05942 (d) 542 450 594
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) nothing at all
12. 12.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 674395767. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 674 395 767 (b) 674 395 7677 (c) 674 397 567 (d) 674 395 77
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 519132316. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 519 132 316 (b) 519 133 2316 (c) 519 133 216 (d) 519 132 31
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Every Play Ants (b) Love Play Ants Every (c) Every Love Play Ants (d) Ants Play Love Every
17. 17.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
20. 20.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, wallet, ladder? (a) Lions Wins Kind (b) Wins Lions Kind (c) Kind Wins Lions (d) Wins Kind Lions
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Nine Sing Wins (b) Wins Sing Eight Nine (c) Nine Eight Sing Wins (d) Eight Sing Wins Nine
23. 23.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, glass, anchor, flute, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CFAGP (b) GAFCP (c) PGAFC (d) GPAFC
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Green (b) Wise Green Silly (c) Silly Wise Green (d) Green Wise Silly
30. 30.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, apple, fan? (a) Funny Aunty Vines (b) Vines Aunty Funny (c) Aunty Funny Vines (d) Aunty Vines Funny
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Grab Seven (b) Grab Wise Seven (c) Seven Wise Grab (d) Wise Seven Grab
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, ball, spoon? (a) Bunny Ice Seven (b) Seven Bunny Ice (c) Bunny Seven Ice (d) Ice Bunny Seven
34. 34.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, watch, kettle, monkey, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NMKWD (b) WDKMN (c) DWKMN (d) WKMND
37. 37.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, guava, tiger, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SGTP (b) GTPS (c) GSTP (d) PTGS
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, inkpot, shoe? (a) Ice Silly Jump (b) Silly Ice Jump (c) Jump Ice Silly (d) Ice Jump Silly
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN

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