Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 803 · 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.🧰 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
2. 2.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 240301906. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 420 301 906 (b) 240 301 906 (c) 243 019 06 (d) 244 030 1906
4. 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, apple, goat? (a) Jolly Aunty Grab (b) Aunty Grab Jolly (c) Grab Aunty Jolly (d) Aunty Jolly Grab
10. 10.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, ant, kite, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANKD (b) NAKD (c) AKDN (d) DKAN
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, urn, drum, tomato, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MTDUK (b) UDTMK (c) KUDTM (d) UKDTM
13. 13.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, anchor, banana? (a) Old All Bakes (b) All Bakes Old (c) All Old Bakes (d) Bakes All Old
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, ball, rose? (a) Bakes Red Jump (b) Bakes Jump Red (c) Red Bakes Jump (d) Jump Bakes Red
16. 16.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
18. 18.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, pencil, mango? (a) Mum Pink Runs (b) Pink Mum Runs (c) Pink Runs Mum (d) Runs Pink Mum
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 615027272446. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6150 2727 446 (b) 6105 2727 2446 (c) 6150 2727 2446 (d) 6150 2727 24446
21. 21.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: flute, whistle, ice cream? (a) Frogs Wins Ink (b) Wins Frogs Ink (c) Ink Wins Frogs (d) Wins Ink Frogs
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 479255836. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 479 255 863 (b) 479 255 836 (c) 472 558 36 (d) 477 925 5836
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 360587500. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 360 587 50 (b) 360 585 700 (c) 360 587 500 (d) 360 587 5500
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
27. 27.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 2375327566. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 223 753 27566 (b) 273 532 7566 (c) 237 327 566 (d) 237 532 7566
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 376443957. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 764 439 57 (b) 376 443 3957 (c) 376 443 957 (d) 367 443 957
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: monkey, watch, duck? (a) Wet Dogs Mice (b) Dogs Wet Mice (c) Wet Mice Dogs (d) Mice Wet Dogs
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Love Fly Runs (b) Fly Love Seven Runs (c) Seven Runs Love Fly (d) Runs Seven Love Fly
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 897162476338. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8971 6276 338 (b) 8971 6247 3638 (c) 8971 6247 76338 (d) 8971 6247 6338
34. 34.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All Mice Fly Jeeps (b) Fly Mice All Jeeps (c) Fly Jeeps Mice All (d) Jeeps Fly Mice All
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
37. 37.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Pink Cook Every (b) Every Cook Cook Pink (c) Every Cook Pink Cook (d) Cook Every Pink Cook
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 815469658. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 185 469 658 (b) 815 546 9658 (c) 815 469 68 (d) 815 469 658

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