Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 677 · 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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, glass, flute, anchor, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGFAW (b) GVFAW (c) WAFGV (d) GFAWV
3. 3.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a long story
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, ball, nest? (a) Big Nani Jump (b) Nani Big Jump (c) Jump Big Nani (d) Big Jump Nani
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, wallet, duck, kettle, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVDKO (b) WDKOV (c) OKDWV (d) VWDKO
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 4281778475. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 428 117 78475 (b) 421 877 8475 (c) 281 778 475 (d) 428 177 8475
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 103430125. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 103 430 125 (b) 103 430 1125 (c) 104 330 125 (d) 103 430 15
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 133174853. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 131 748 53 (b) 133 174 853 (c) 133 174 835 (d) 133 317 4853
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) LEPA
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 314111297. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 314 111 1297 (b) 341 112 97 (c) 314 111 297 (d) 341 111 297
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Red Lazy Frogs (b) Seven Lazy Frogs Red (c) Red Seven Lazy Frogs (d) Frogs Lazy Seven Red
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Neat Seven Wise (b) Wise Seven Eat Neat (c) Neat Eat Seven Wise (d) Eat Seven Wise Neat
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 289680257. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 288 968 0257 (b) 289 680 257 (c) 289 682 057 (d) 289 602 57
25. 25.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym word (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
27. 27.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, ice cream, mango? (a) Big Inside Mum (b) Mum Inside Big (c) Inside Mum Big (d) Inside Big Mum
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 251076492. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 251 076 942 (b) 251 074 92 (c) 251 076 492 (d) 251 076 4992
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
31. 31.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) date chunks (d) a times-table rhyme
32. 32.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, kettle, watch, nest, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LNWKS (b) KWNLS (c) SKWNL (d) KSWNL
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 836227279. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 862 272 79 (b) 836 227 7279 (c) 836 227 279 (d) 863 227 279
36. 36.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
38. 38.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Pink All Eight (b) All Pink Lions Eight (c) Eight Lions Pink All (d) Lions Eight Pink All

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