Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 461 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, spoon, glass, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGSA (b) SAGI (c) SGIA (d) ASGI
2. 2.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Every Sing Wet (b) Wet Sing Every Nani (c) Every Sing Wet Nani (d) Every Nani Sing Wet
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
8. 8.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
12. 12.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Seven Wet Grab (b) Grab Wet Seven (c) Wet Grab Seven (d) Wet Seven Grab
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pigs Aunty Eight (b) Lazy Eight Pigs Aunty (c) Aunty Pigs Lazy Eight (d) Eight Lazy Pigs Aunty
15. 15.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
17. 17.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 996212005829. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9962 1200 5829 (b) 9621 2005 829 (c) 9962 1205 0829 (d) 9966 2120 05829
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 904490441977. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9044 9044 41977 (b) 9044 9404 1977 (c) 9044 9441 977 (d) 9044 9044 1977
20. 20.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 2073829789. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 207 338 29789 (b) 207 382 9789 (c) 207 832 9789 (d) 273 829 789
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, jeep, onion, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOJC (b) JCOA (c) JOAC (d) CJOA
24. 24.🔤 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
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 7293211197. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 772 932 11197 (b) 729 321 1197 (c) 729 321 197 (d) 729 321 1917
28. 28.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
31. 31.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
33. 33.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All My Funny Jeeps (b) Funny Jeeps My All (c) Funny My All Jeeps (d) Jeeps Funny My All
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 983995940384. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9839 9594 0834 (b) 9839 9540 384 (c) 9983 9959 40384 (d) 9839 9594 0384
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Silly Every Nine (b) Every Silly Wise Nine (c) Nine Every Silly Wise (d) Every Nine Silly Wise
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, candle, umbrella? (a) Mice Crazy Under (b) Crazy Under Mice (c) Crazy Mice Under (d) Under Crazy Mice
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, lemon, ant, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OALK (b) KLAO (c) LAOK (d) LKAO
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence

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