Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 689 · 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 life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
4. 4.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, watch, lamp, candle, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WLCPS (b) SWLCP (c) PCLWS (d) WSLCP
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, wallet, van? (a) Vans Wet Ink (b) Wet Vans Ink (c) Ink Wet Vans (d) Wet Ink Vans
7. 7.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, orange, ant, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FOAK (b) OAKF (c) KAOF (d) OFAK
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, rope, tent, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RATS (b) STRA (c) ARTS (d) RTSA
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 475071984315. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7450 7198 4315 (b) 4750 7198 4315 (c) 4750 7198 315 (d) 4750 7199 84315
12. 12.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 356550383. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 356 550 383 (b) 565 503 83 (c) 355 650 383 (d) 356 555 0383
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
15. 15.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, drum, ball? (a) Dogs Nine Big (b) Nine Dogs Big (c) Dogs Big Nine (d) Big Dogs Nine
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, urn, jug? (a) Frogs Uncle Jump (b) Uncle Jump Frogs (c) Uncle Frogs Jump (d) Jump Uncle Frogs
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
19. 19.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) chunking
21. 21.🧰 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
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 294422143444. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2494 2214 3444 (b) 2944 2214 3444 (c) 9442 2143 444 (d) 2944 2211 43444
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, parrot, needle? (a) Pink Dogs Neat (b) Neat Pink Dogs (c) Dogs Pink Neat (d) Pink Neat Dogs
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 678614137511. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7686 1413 7511 (b) 7861 4137 511 (c) 6786 1413 7511 (d) 6778 6141 37511
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, jug, glass, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FGJC (b) JCGF (c) CJGF (d) JGFC
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.🧰 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
29. 29.🧰 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
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
31. 31.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) chunking
32. 32.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
34. 34.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 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
36. 36.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 5983044409. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 593 804 4409 (b) 598 304 4409 (c) 583 044 409 (d) 598 304 44409
38. 38.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 970192173. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 970 129 173 (b) 970 199 2173 (c) 970 192 173 (d) 901 921 73
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS

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