Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 467 · 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.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, pencil, mirror? (a) Play Mum Lions (b) Mum Play Lions (c) Play Lions Mum (d) Lions Play Mum
8. 8.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, lamp, watch? (a) Sing Lions Wins (b) Lions Sing Wins (c) Wins Lions Sing (d) Lions Wins Sing
10. 10.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, spoon, igloo, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SUIB (b) SIBU (c) BISU (d) USIB
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
13. 13.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 481222012. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 481 220 212 (b) 481 222 2012 (c) 481 222 12 (d) 481 222 012
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 101445211664. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1014 4251 1664 (b) 1014 4511 664 (c) 1014 4522 11664 (d) 1014 4521 1664
16. 16.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔤 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
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 935310998010. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9353 1099 8010 (b) 9355 3109 98010 (c) 3953 1099 8010 (d) 9353 1099 010
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Play Cats Every (b) Cats Every Play Cats (c) Every Cats Cats Play (d) Every Cats Play Cats
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
21. 21.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
24. 24.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 2018150309. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 201 181 50309 (b) 201 815 0309 (c) 201 815 0390 (d) 201 810 309
26. 26.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
27. 27.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, cat, jeep, goat, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJGRL (b) CLJGR (c) LCJGR (d) RGJCL
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 982747277034. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9872 4727 7034 (b) 9827 4727 70034 (c) 9874 7277 034 (d) 9827 4727 7034
31. 31.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Silly Every Neat (b) Neat Every Silly Wins (c) Every Silly Wins Neat (d) Every Neat Silly Wins
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: anchor, goat, ball? (a) Goats Ants Bakes (b) Ants Goats Bakes (c) Bakes Goats Ants (d) Goats Bakes Ants
36. 36.🧰 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
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 687529763. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 687 529 63 (b) 687 529 763 (c) 687 752 9763 (d) 687 529 673
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, pillow, doll? (a) Ink Pink Dogs (b) Pink Dogs Ink (c) Pink Ink Dogs (d) Dogs Pink Ink

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