Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 762 · 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 four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
2. 2.🧰 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
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
4. 4.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, tomato, glass, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TIGA (b) TGAI (c) ITGA (d) AGTI
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) a long story (c) chunking (d) an acronym
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
8. 8.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
10. 10.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a memory trick (d) a kind of pen
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 5430219039. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 543 021 9093 (b) 544 302 19039 (c) 543 021 909 (d) 543 021 9039
13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 7192364327. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 719 236 4327 (b) 719 236 432 (c) 179 236 4327 (d) 719 236 43227
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, lamp, anchor? (a) Owls Lions All (b) Lions All Owls (c) Lions Owls All (d) All Lions Owls
17. 17.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) APLE
19. 19.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lazy Silly Rani (b) Silly Rani Lazy Funny (c) Silly Lazy Funny Rani (d) Rani Silly Lazy Funny
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Eight Pigs Ants (b) Eight Love Pigs Ants (c) Love Pigs Ants Eight (d) Ants Pigs Love Eight
23. 23.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, igloo, radio, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WRIA (b) AIRW (c) IRWA (d) IARW
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 250130017385. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2501 3001 735 (b) 2501 3001 7385 (c) 2501 0301 7385 (d) 2501 3001 77385
26. 26.🔤 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
27. 27.🧰 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
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 671902903. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 671 902 2903 (b) 671 902 093 (c) 671 929 03 (d) 671 902 903
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: key, flute, jeep? (a) Jolly Frogs Kids (b) Kids Frogs Jolly (c) Frogs Jolly Kids (d) Frogs Kids Jolly
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, umpire, coconut, lemon, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MUCLA (b) UCLAM (c) UMCLA (d) ALCUM
34. 34.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 782449166480. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7882 4491 66480 (b) 7824 4916 6480 (c) 7824 4196 6480 (d) 7824 4916 680
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, guava, banana? (a) Green Big Very (b) Very Green Big (c) Big Green Very (d) Green Very Big
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
40. 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking

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