Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 916 · 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: anchor, nest, ladder? (a) Neat Ants Love (b) Ants Neat Love (c) Love Neat Ants (d) Neat Love Ants
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, mirror, candle, drum, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JMCDF (b) MCDFJ (c) MJCDF (d) FDCMJ
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, doll, banana, sock, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USBDC (b) CDBSU (c) DBSUC (d) DCBSU
4. 4.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
5. 5.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, tiger, frog? (a) Funny Tiny Bunny (b) Bunny Tiny Funny (c) Tiny Bunny Funny (d) Tiny Funny Bunny
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) ELPA
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: watch, nest, glass? (a) Nani Wise Grab (b) Grab Nani Wise (c) Wise Nani Grab (d) Nani Grab Wise
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, igloo, orange, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IOTB (b) TOIB (c) BIOT (d) IBOT
16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 950260752. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 902 607 52 (b) 952 060 752 (c) 950 260 0752 (d) 950 260 752
18. 18.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
19. 19.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Love Fly Rani (b) Rani Sing Love Fly (c) Sing Rani Love Fly (d) Fly Love Sing Rani
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 664845982932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6648 4598 2932 (b) 6648 4582 932 (c) 6648 4598 29322 (d) 6648 4589 2932
23. 23.🧰 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 first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Nine Silly Wins (b) Nine Eat Silly Wins (c) Eat Silly Wins Nine (d) Wins Silly Eat Nine
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, orange, fan? (a) Owls Cats Funny (b) Owls Funny Cats (c) Funny Owls Cats (d) Cats Owls Funny
27. 27.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) All My Frogs Jolly (b) Jolly Frogs My All (c) Frogs My All Jolly (d) Frogs Jolly My All
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, net, flute, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SNFM (b) NSFM (c) NFMS (d) MFNS
32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 718875828. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 718 875 8288 (b) 718 878 28 (c) 781 875 828 (d) 718 875 828
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, jalebi, pillow? (a) Jeeps Red Play (b) Red Jeeps Play (c) Play Jeeps Red (d) Jeeps Play Red
35. 35.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
36. 36.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, fan, van, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IVFT (b) FTVI (c) FVIT (d) TFVI
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 1391387204. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 131 938 7204 (b) 139 138 724 (c) 139 133 87204 (d) 139 138 7204
39. 39.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, frog, cat? (a) Crazy Fly Bakes (b) Fly Bakes Crazy (c) Fly Crazy Bakes (d) Bakes Fly Crazy

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