Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 688 · 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: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, drum, spoon? (a) Dance Green Sing (b) Green Dance Sing (c) Sing Dance Green (d) Dance Sing Green
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
4. 4.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
6. 6.🧰 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
7. 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All Mum Frogs Jump (b) Jump Frogs Mum All (c) Frogs Jump Mum All (d) Frogs Mum All Jump
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jolly Funny My Aunty (b) Funny Jolly My Aunty (c) Funny My Aunty Jolly (d) Aunty My Funny Jolly
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 9585171057. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 958 171 057 (b) 955 817 1057 (c) 958 517 10057 (d) 958 517 1057
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 943651707575. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9436 5170 75575 (b) 9436 1707 575 (c) 9436 5170 7575 (d) 9435 6170 7575
12. 12.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 5615719655. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 561 571 9655 (b) 561 571 6955 (c) 561 571 99655 (d) 615 719 655
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 354826951938. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3548 6951 938 (b) 3548 2695 1938 (c) 3544 8269 51938 (d) 3542 8695 1938
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
17. 17.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, mirror, kite, vase, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MAKVL (b) MKVLA (c) LVKMA (d) AMKVL
19. 19.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lazy Seven Red (b) Seven Lazy Fly Red (c) Red Seven Lazy Fly (d) Seven Red Lazy Fly
22. 22.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, monkey, parrot? (a) Pink Mice Up (b) Mice Pink Up (c) Up Mice Pink (d) Mice Up Pink
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, watch, vase? (a) Vines Wise Frogs (b) Frogs Wise Vines (c) Wise Vines Frogs (d) Wise Frogs Vines
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Seven Every Neat (b) Neat Every Seven Wins (c) Every Neat Seven Wins (d) Every Seven Wins Neat
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, glass, pencil, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VPGF (b) GPVF (c) GFPV (d) FGPV
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: fan, nest, pillow? (a) Neat Funny Pigs (b) Funny Neat Pigs (c) Pigs Neat Funny (d) Neat Pigs Funny
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, glass, banana, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBVP (b) GPBV (c) PGBV (d) VBGP
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, jug, tomato, ladder, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTLVD (b) JDTLV (c) VLTJD (d) DJTLV
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
34. 34.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) date chunks
35. 35.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 224176505263. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2247 1650 5263 (b) 2417 6505 263 (c) 2241 1765 05263 (d) 2241 7650 5263
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, goat, drum, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GNDM (b) GDMN (c) NGDM (d) MDGN
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 311478341. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 311 477 8341 (b) 311 478 31 (c) 311 478 341 (d) 314 178 341

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