Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 572 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty My Frogs Jolly (b) Frogs My Aunty Jolly (c) Frogs Jolly My Aunty (d) Jolly Frogs My Aunty
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, lemon, guava, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WGLT (b) TLGW (c) LGWT (d) LTGW
3. 3.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, frog, kite? (a) Fly Kites My (b) My Fly Kites (c) Kites Fly My (d) Fly My Kites
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 2040618472. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 204 061 8472 (b) 200 461 8472 (c) 204 061 847 (d) 204 066 18472
6. 6.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Red Seven Lazy Fly (b) Seven Lazy Fly Red (c) Fly Lazy Seven Red (d) Seven Red Lazy Fly
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 303170020. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 303 317 0020 (b) 303 170 020 (c) 303 170 20 (d) 033 170 020
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
10. 10.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
13. 13.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
14. 14.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
16. 16.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 652956288091. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6529 5628 88091 (b) 5629 5628 8091 (c) 6529 5288 091 (d) 6529 5628 8091
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, ladder, banana? (a) Love Bakes Cats (b) Bakes Love Cats (c) Cats Love Bakes (d) Love Cats Bakes
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Goats (b) Wise Goats Silly (c) Goats Wise Silly (d) Silly Wise Goats
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, flute, anchor, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PFAU (b) FAUP (c) FPAU (d) UAFP
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 2063954151. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 220 639 54151 (b) 206 395 4511 (c) 206 395 151 (d) 206 395 4151
29. 29.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, umpire, lemon? (a) Up Play Love (b) Play Up Love (c) Up Love Play (d) Love Up Play
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, bucket, frog, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BFKC (b) BCFK (c) KFBC (d) CBFK
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 746791399814. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7467 9139 9814 (b) 7467 9139 814 (c) 7647 9139 9814 (d) 7467 9139 98114
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
34. 34.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, violin, owl? (a) Old Vines Bunny (b) Vines Bunny Old (c) Vines Old Bunny (d) Bunny Vines Old
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) NESW
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 4601847640. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 460 184 77640 (b) 460 184 740 (c) 461 084 7640 (d) 460 184 7640
39. 39.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA

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