Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 647 · 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: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 320385931322. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3238 5931 322 (b) 3203 5893 1322 (c) 3203 8593 1322 (d) 3203 8859 31322
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, onion, tiger? (a) Seven Owls Toys (b) Owls Seven Toys (c) Toys Owls Seven (d) Owls Toys Seven
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, fan, van? (a) Mice Frogs Vans (b) Frogs Vans Mice (c) Vans Frogs Mice (d) Frogs Mice Vans
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 2161446167. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 261 144 6167 (b) 216 144 6167 (c) 216 144 617 (d) 216 614 46167
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 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
9. 9.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 152427146761. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1524 2714 67611 (b) 1524 2714 661 (c) 1524 2714 6761 (d) 1254 2714 6761
13. 13.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) chunking (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 251336786603. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2513 3677 86603 (b) 2513 3678 603 (c) 2513 3678 6603 (d) 2513 3676 8603
15. 15.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
22. 22.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧰 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
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly Mum All (b) All Mum Funny Jolly (c) Jolly Funny Mum All (d) Funny Mum All Jolly
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 1261366908. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 126 366 908 (b) 126 136 6908 (c) 162 136 6908 (d) 126 136 69908
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, inkpot, mirror, apple, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMAJG (b) IGMAJ (c) GIMAJ (d) JAMIG
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, duck, parrot, wallet, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDPWR (b) DVPWR (c) DPWRV (d) RWPDV
28. 28.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
29. 29.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 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
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nine Every Seven Wet (b) Every Seven Wet Nine (c) Every Nine Seven Wet (d) Wet Seven Every Nine
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lazy Sing Rani (b) Sing Lazy Funny Rani (c) Sing Rani Lazy Funny (d) Rani Sing Lazy Funny
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Pink Aunty Every (b) Every Love Pink Aunty (c) Aunty Pink Love Every (d) Love Every Pink Aunty
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Runs Love Fly (b) Silly Love Fly Runs (c) Runs Silly Love Fly (d) Fly Love Silly Runs
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, needle, watch, ant, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NWAPK (b) KNWAP (c) NKWAP (d) PAWNK
38. 38.✏️ 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) Seven Rani Love Frogs (c) Rani Seven Love Frogs (d) Seven Love Frogs Rani
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly My Ants Jump (b) Jump Fly My Ants (c) Ants My Fly Jump (d) Fly Jump My Ants

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