Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 81 · 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: jeep, kettle, apple? (a) Kids Jeeps Aunty (b) Aunty Kids Jeeps (c) Kids Aunty Jeeps (d) Jeeps Kids Aunty
2. 2.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 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) an acronym (d) chunking
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rose, jalebi, net? (a) Rani Jolly Neat (b) Jolly Rani Neat (c) Jolly Neat Rani (d) Neat Jolly Rani
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 4768767155. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 476 876 1755 (b) 477 687 67155 (c) 476 876 715 (d) 476 876 7155
6. 6.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
7. 7.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 148255129. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 114 825 5129 (b) 148 525 129 (c) 148 551 29 (d) 148 255 129
11. 11.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, ice cream, fan? (a) Ink Bakes Fly (b) Fly Ink Bakes (c) Ink Fly Bakes (d) Bakes Ink Fly
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, bucket, glass, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBGW (b) WGBV (c) BGWV (d) BVGW
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, igloo, urn, guava, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FGUIR (b) IRUGF (c) IUGFR (d) RIUGF
18. 18.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, banana, radio, sock, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BURSO (b) BRSOU (c) OSRBU (d) UBRSO
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
21. 21.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) WSG
23. 23.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jump My Ants (b) Fly My Ants Jump (c) Jump Fly My Ants (d) Ants My Fly Jump
25. 25.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 195473939458. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1954 7393 99458 (b) 1954 7339 9458 (c) 1954 7393 9458 (d) 1954 7393 958
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Funny Mum All (b) Funny Mum All Jeeps (c) All Mum Funny Jeeps (d) Funny Jeeps Mum All
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, needle, monkey, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NWMA (b) NMAW (c) AMNW (d) WNMA
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, mirror, ant, rose, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VMARD (b) MVARD (c) DRAMV (d) MARDV
31. 31.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
32. 32.🧰 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
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, candle, bucket, drum, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDBCW (b) CBDFW (c) CWBDF (d) WCBDF
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
35. 35.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a long story
37. 37.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, mirror, orange, spoon, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MOSNU (b) NSOMU (c) MUOSN (d) UMOSN
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 2177828887. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 217 782 8878 (b) 217 788 28887 (c) 277 828 887 (d) 217 782 8887

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