Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 517 · 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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 2941984843. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 249 198 4843 (b) 294 199 84843 (c) 294 198 4843 (d) 291 984 843
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, wallet, anchor, rope, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WUARO (b) WAROU (c) UWARO (d) ORAWU
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, mango, tent, whistle, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MJTWU (b) UWTMJ (c) JMTWU (d) MTWUJ
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
9. 9.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, duck, vase, glass, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MGVDU (b) DUVGM (c) UDVGM (d) DVGMU
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, flute, rope? (a) Dogs Funny Rani (b) Funny Rani Dogs (c) Rani Funny Dogs (d) Funny Dogs Rani
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, parrot, needle, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPNM (b) PBNM (c) PNMB (d) MNPB
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Eat Pink Aunty (b) Lazy Pink Aunty Eat (c) Eat Lazy Pink Aunty (d) Aunty Pink Lazy Eat
17. 17.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, wallet, doll? (a) Wet Dad Old (b) Old Wet Dad (c) Wet Old Dad (d) Dad Wet Old
20. 20.🧰 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
21. 21.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) a mind map
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 2028227633. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 202 227 633 (b) 208 222 7633 (c) 202 822 27633 (d) 202 822 7633
23. 23.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Frogs My All (b) Frogs My All Jolly (c) Frogs Jolly My All (d) All My Frogs Jolly
25. 25.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym word (d) chunking
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, van, banana? (a) Under Vines Big (b) Big Vines Under (c) Vines Under Big (d) Vines Big Under
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, spoon, ice cream? (a) Rani Seven Inside (b) Seven Inside Rani (c) Seven Rani Inside (d) Inside Seven Rani
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 909467266712. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9094 6726 67122 (b) 9094 6726 6712 (c) 0946 7266 712 (d) 9094 6726 6721
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Love Seven Rani (b) Rani Seven Love Frogs (c) Seven Love Frogs Rani (d) Seven Rani Love Frogs
33. 33.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 1515111380. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 151 151 1380 (b) 151 511 1380 (c) 151 511 380 (d) 151 151 11380
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, shoe, frog? (a) Sing My Frogs (b) Frogs Sing My (c) My Sing Frogs (d) Sing Frogs My
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eight Play Cats (b) Eight Cats Play Cats (c) Eight Cats Cats Play (d) Cats Play Cats Eight
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, jeep, mango, flute, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JVMFB (b) VJMFB (c) JMFBV (d) BFMJV
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 176088080242. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1760 8808 0422 (b) 1760 8808 0242 (c) 1760 8880 242 (d) 1760 0880 80242
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, wallet, pencil, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FPWN (b) WNPF (c) WPFN (d) NWPF

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