Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 504 · 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: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, ant, igloo? (a) Dogs Aunty Inside (b) Aunty Dogs Inside (c) Inside Aunty Dogs (d) Aunty Inside Dogs
7. 7.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wise Nani (b) Wise Sing Every Nani (c) Nani Every Sing Wise (d) Every Nani Sing Wise
9. 9.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Sing Wise Neat (b) Wise Sing Eat Neat (c) Neat Eat Sing Wise (d) Eat Neat Sing Wise
11. 11.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, fan, tomato? (a) Frogs Toys Dad (b) Toys Frogs Dad (c) Dad Frogs Toys (d) Frogs Dad Toys
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Eight Nine (b) Eight Nine Seven Wise (c) Nine Eight Seven Wise (d) Eight Seven Wise Nine
16. 16.🧰 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
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
18. 18.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 513409680027. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5133 4096 80027 (b) 5134 0960 027 (c) 1534 0968 0027 (d) 5134 0968 0027
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Lazy Frogs Red (b) Red Sing Lazy Frogs (c) Frogs Lazy Sing Red (d) Sing Red Lazy Frogs
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, fan, kite? (a) Tiny Fly Kids (b) Kids Fly Tiny (c) Fly Tiny Kids (d) Fly Kids Tiny
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Sing Eight Neat (b) Eight Neat Sing Wet (c) Neat Eight Sing Wet (d) Eight Sing Wet Neat
25. 25.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 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) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, ice cream, tomato? (a) Tea Inside Wise (b) Inside Tea Wise (c) Inside Wise Tea (d) Wise Inside Tea
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, nest, igloo? (a) Inside Neat Jolly (b) Neat Inside Jolly (c) Neat Jolly Inside (d) Jolly Neat Inside
31. 31.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
34. 34.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, frog, coconut, inkpot, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCISN (b) FNCIS (c) SICFN (d) NFCIS
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
38. 38.🧰 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
39. 39.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking

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