Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 840 · 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 kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 864639223920. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8646 3922 3920 (b) 8646 3922 23920 (c) 8646 9322 3920 (d) 8646 3223 920
4. 4.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, tent, anchor? (a) Tiny Inside Aunty (b) Tiny Aunty Inside (c) Inside Tiny Aunty (d) Aunty Tiny Inside
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 1563782135. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 516 378 2135 (b) 156 378 2135 (c) 563 782 135 (d) 155 637 82135
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, umpire, owl, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UDOL (b) LOUD (c) UOLD (d) DUOL
15. 15.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧰 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) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, jeep, mango, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LJMC (b) JMCL (c) JLMC (d) CMJL
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, duck, candle, flute, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVCFM (b) MFCDV (c) DCFMV (d) VDCFM
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jump Mum Ants (b) Ants Mum Frogs Jump (c) Frogs Mum Ants Jump (d) Jump Frogs Mum Ants
22. 22.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, jug, tomato? (a) Tiny Jump Up (b) Jump Tiny Up (c) Jump Up Tiny (d) Up Jump Tiny
24. 24.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 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
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, van, tomato? (a) Tiny Vans Owls (b) Vans Tiny Owls (c) Owls Vans Tiny (d) Vans Owls Tiny
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
28. 28.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, umbrella, onion, jeep, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJOUB (b) BUOJI (c) UOJIB (d) UBOJI
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, fan, umbrella, shoe, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSUFK (b) FKUSV (c) KFUSV (d) FUSVK
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, tomato, needle? (a) Nani Tea Crazy (b) Tea Nani Crazy (c) Crazy Tea Nani (d) Tea Crazy Nani
35. 35.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, radio, inkpot, candle, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSICJ (b) SRICJ (c) JCIRS (d) RICJS
37. 37.🧰 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
38. 38.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
39. 39.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Silly Grab (b) Silly Wise Grab (c) Grab Wise Silly (d) Wise Grab Silly

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