Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 856 · 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: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, coconut, nest, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KNCV (b) CVNK (c) CNKV (d) VCNK
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, banana, orange, ice cream, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MIOBG (b) BGOIM (c) BOIMG (d) GBOIM
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 429140220. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 492 140 220 (b) 429 140 220 (c) 429 102 20 (d) 429 144 0220
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, pillow, ice cream? (a) Ice Pink Aunty (b) Pink Ice Aunty (c) Aunty Pink Ice (d) Pink Aunty Ice
11. 11.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
12. 12.🧰 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
13. 13.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Sing Wins Nani (b) Nani Eat Sing Wins (c) Wins Sing Eat Nani (d) Eat Nani Sing Wins
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) GWS
16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, monkey, violin? (a) Neat Mice Very (b) Very Mice Neat (c) Mice Very Neat (d) Mice Neat Very
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
19. 19.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wins Sing Eight Nine (b) Eight Nine Sing Wins (c) Nine Eight Sing Wins (d) Eight Sing Wins Nine
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 113075698332. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1130 0756 98332 (b) 1130 7568 332 (c) 1130 7569 8332 (d) 1137 0569 8332
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
23. 23.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, frog, jug? (a) Fly Jump Wins (b) Wins Fly Jump (c) Jump Fly Wins (d) Fly Wins Jump
28. 28.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Lions Every (b) Lions Every Pink All (c) Lions Pink All Every (d) Every Lions Pink All
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
32. 32.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Eight Silly Wet (b) Eight Nani Silly Wet (c) Wet Silly Eight Nani (d) Eight Silly Wet Nani
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 791451852299. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7194 5185 2299 (b) 7914 5185 2299 (c) 7914 5852 299 (d) 7991 4518 52299
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Every Pigs Cats (b) Crazy Pigs Cats Every (c) Cats Pigs Crazy Every (d) Every Crazy Pigs Cats
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, pillow, monkey, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PIMU (b) IPMU (c) UMPI (d) PMUI
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, spoon, jug? (a) Seven Jolly Green (b) Jolly Seven Green (c) Seven Green Jolly (d) Green Seven Jolly
39. 39.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True

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