Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 603 · 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: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
4. 4.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 743427224927. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4734 2722 4927 (b) 7743 4272 24927 (c) 4342 7224 927 (d) 7434 2722 4927
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a long story (d) chunking
7. 7.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 713547897292. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7154 7897 292 (b) 7713 5478 97292 (c) 7135 4879 7292 (d) 7135 4789 7292
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
11. 11.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Every Play Aunty (b) Aunty Play Love Every (c) Every Love Play Aunty (d) Love Play Aunty Every
14. 14.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Love Silly Red (b) Silly Love Frogs Red (c) Red Silly Love Frogs (d) Silly Red Love Frogs
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
18. 18.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cook Eight (b) Cook Pink Cats Eight (c) Eight Cats Pink Cook (d) Cats Eight Pink Cook
21. 21.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
22. 22.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) an acronym word
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, monkey, inkpot, tent, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MITOD (b) MDITO (c) OTIMD (d) DMITO
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 503200057. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 530 200 057 (b) 032 000 57 (c) 503 200 057 (d) 503 200 0057
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, tomato, doll? (a) Owls Tea Dance (b) Tea Dance Owls (c) Tea Owls Dance (d) Dance Tea Owls
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 540654200. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 540 654 2000 (b) 450 654 200 (c) 540 654 200 (d) 540 654 20
28. 28.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Red Silly Lions Funny (b) Silly Red Lions Funny (c) Funny Lions Silly Red (d) Silly Lions Funny Red
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 3694572197. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 369 445 72197 (b) 369 572 197 (c) 369 457 2197 (d) 639 457 2197
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Ants Play Love Every (b) Love Every Play Ants (c) Every Love Play Ants (d) Love Play Ants Every
32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 228187427307. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2818 7427 307 (b) 2281 8742 7307 (c) 2821 8742 7307 (d) 2281 8744 27307
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, ice cream, nest? (a) Lions Ink Nine (b) Nine Ink Lions (c) Ink Lions Nine (d) Ink Nine Lions
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 682419165. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 682 419 1655 (b) 684 219 165 (c) 624 191 65 (d) 682 419 165
35. 35.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
38. 38.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, owl, flute, rose, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OPFRB (b) POFRB (c) BRFOP (d) OFRBP
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, jalebi, coconut? (a) Jeeps Crazy Very (b) Jeeps Very Crazy (c) Very Jeeps Crazy (d) Crazy Jeeps Very

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