Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 610 · 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 acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
2. 2.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
5. 5.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
11. 11.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: vase, pillow, watch? (a) Pigs Wise Vines (b) Vines Pigs Wise (c) Pigs Vines Wise (d) Wise Pigs Vines
13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Neat Seven Wet (b) Wet Seven Eight Neat (c) Neat Eight Seven Wet (d) Eight Seven Wet Neat
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, onion, duck? (a) Old Dogs Goats (b) Dogs Old Goats (c) Old Goats Dogs (d) Goats Old Dogs
15. 15.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) WSG
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Neat Seven Wins (b) Eat Seven Wins Neat (c) Neat Eat Seven Wins (d) Wins Seven Eat Neat
21. 21.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, cat, pillow, monkey, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CVPMF (b) VCPMF (c) FMPCV (d) CPMFV
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 641301227021. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6413 0122 7021 (b) 6413 0122 7201 (c) 6413 0122 70221 (d) 6413 0122 701
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 7830586605. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 783 058 605 (b) 783 056 8605 (c) 788 305 86605 (d) 783 058 6605
27. 27.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, ice cream, drum, pillow, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WPDIT (b) IDPWT (c) TIDPW (d) ITDPW
30. 30.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Frogs My All (b) Frogs My All Jeeps (c) Frogs Jeeps My All (d) All My Frogs Jeeps
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 881799480578. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8817 9948 0578 (b) 8811 7994 80578 (c) 8187 9948 0578 (d) 8179 9480 578
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, ant, candle? (a) Cats Ants Wins (b) Ants Wins Cats (c) Ants Cats Wins (d) Wins Ants Cats
39. 39.🧰 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
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 500094726. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 050 094 726 (b) 500 094 4726 (c) 500 094 726 (d) 500 947 26

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