Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 634 · 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: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, watch, jalebi? (a) Dad Wise Jolly (b) Jolly Wise Dad (c) Wise Jolly Dad (d) Wise Dad Jolly
4. 4.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) WSEN
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
8. 8.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) date chunks
9. 9.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, bucket, drum? (a) Big Dance Jolly (b) Jolly Big Dance (c) Big Jolly Dance (d) Dance Big Jolly
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, igloo, spoon, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGST (b) TSIG (c) GIST (d) ISTG
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eat Crazy Crazy Play (b) Crazy Eat Play Crazy (c) Crazy Play Crazy Eat (d) Eat Crazy Play Crazy
13. 13.🧰 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
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 108743940471. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1807 4394 0471 (b) 1087 4399 40471 (c) 1074 3940 471 (d) 1087 4394 0471
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, radio, net? (a) Rani Nani Lions (b) Nani Rani Lions (c) Lions Rani Nani (d) Rani Lions Nani
17. 17.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 925120254337. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9251 2025 54337 (b) 9251 2254 337 (c) 9251 2025 4337 (d) 9521 2025 4337
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 374352297. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 374 352 297 (b) 374 435 2297 (c) 374 322 97 (d) 374 325 297
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Rani Love Funny (b) Rani Silly Love Funny (c) Funny Love Silly Rani (d) Silly Love Funny Rani
23. 23.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wins Green Seven (b) Wins Seven Green (c) Seven Wins Green (d) Green Wins Seven
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 9318090422. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 931 180 90422 (b) 938 090 422 (c) 931 890 0422 (d) 931 809 0422
28. 28.🧰 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
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, cat, apple? (a) Crazy My Aunty (b) Crazy Aunty My (c) Aunty Crazy My (d) My Crazy Aunty
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 779976722511. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7799 7767 22511 (b) 7799 7672 2511 (c) 7799 7672 251 (d) 7799 7672 2151
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
33. 33.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, guava, doll, van, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FGDVB (b) GDVBF (c) GFDVB (d) BVDGF
36. 36.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jeeps Mum All (b) All Mum Funny Jeeps (c) Jeeps Funny Mum All (d) Funny Mum All Jeeps
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Crazy Every (b) Crazy Every Pink Cats (c) Every Crazy Pink Cats (d) Crazy Pink Cats Every

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