Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 770 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, anchor, owl? (a) Aunty Mice Old (b) Old Aunty Mice (c) Aunty Old Mice (d) Mice Aunty Old
2. 2.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
4. 4.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
5. 5.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
6. 6.🧰 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) chunking (d) nothing at all
7. 7.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Crazy Play Cats (b) Cats Play Crazy Every (c) Crazy Play Cats Every (d) Crazy Every Play Cats
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 6149590661. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 614 959 06611 (b) 614 950 9661 (c) 149 590 661 (d) 614 959 0661
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, van, duck, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDVJ (b) VDMJ (c) VJDM (d) JVDM
14. 14.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
17. 17.🧰 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
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 485429623. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 484 529 623 (b) 485 496 23 (c) 485 429 623 (d) 448 542 9623
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Sing Wet Nani (b) Nani Eat Sing Wet (c) Wet Sing Eat Nani (d) Eat Nani Sing Wet
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, key, glass, coconut, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KPGCN (b) PKGCN (c) NCGKP (d) KGCNP
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Sing Wet Nine (b) Nine Eight Sing Wet (c) Eight Nine Sing Wet (d) Wet Sing Eight Nine
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, tomato, mirror? (a) Seven Tiny Mice (b) Mice Tiny Seven (c) Tiny Mice Seven (d) Tiny Seven Mice
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, ant, watch, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AWTS (b) ASWT (c) SAWT (d) TWAS
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 8739738606. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 873 973 8066 (b) 739 738 606 (c) 873 973 86066 (d) 873 973 8606
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 877384937108. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8737 8493 7108 (b) 8773 8493 7108 (c) 8773 8493 708 (d) 8773 8493 71088
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, urn, drum? (a) Up Dad Ants (b) Dad Up Ants (c) Ants Up Dad (d) Up Ants Dad
32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 558117270444. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5581 1172 70444 (b) 5581 7127 0444 (c) 5581 1727 0444 (d) 5811 7270 444
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, whistle, net, shoe, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WUNSI (b) UWNSI (c) WNSIU (d) ISNWU
35. 35.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, owl, ball? (a) Only Bakes Green (b) Only Green Bakes (c) Bakes Only Green (d) Green Only Bakes
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
40. 40.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True

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