Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 96 · 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 acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, rose, coconut? (a) Rani Aunty Cats (b) Cats Rani Aunty (c) Aunty Rani Cats (d) Rani Cats Aunty
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nine Seven Wet (b) Nine Every Seven Wet (c) Every Seven Wet Nine (d) Wet Seven Every Nine
4. 4.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 939421134270. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9394 2111 34270 (b) 9394 2114 270 (c) 9394 2113 4270 (d) 9394 2113 4720
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 258695392. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 255 869 5392 (b) 258 693 592 (c) 258 695 392 (d) 258 953 92
10. 10.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) chunking (b) nothing at all (c) an acronym word (d) a first-letter sentence
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, guava, umpire, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLUN (b) GUNL (c) LGUN (d) NUGL
12. 12.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
15. 15.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, duck, jug? (a) Dance Jolly Seven (b) Seven Dance Jolly (c) Dance Seven Jolly (d) Jolly Dance Seven
18. 18.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 3764874892. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 377 648 74892 (b) 364 874 892 (c) 376 487 4892 (d) 376 487 4829
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, umbrella, kite, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UKRO (b) RKUO (c) OUKR (d) UOKR
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
24. 24.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) chunking
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, goat, wallet, anchor, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KAWGJ (b) GJWAK (c) GWAKJ (d) JGWAK
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, rope, tent? (a) Red Tiny Neat (b) Red Neat Tiny (c) Neat Red Tiny (d) Tiny Red Neat
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Love Frogs Rani (b) Silly Rani Love Frogs (c) Frogs Love Silly Rani (d) Rani Silly Love Frogs
28. 28.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 137258150. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 173 258 150 (b) 137 258 10 (c) 137 258 1550 (d) 137 258 150
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Silly Lions Fly (b) Silly Lions Fly Runs (c) Silly Runs Lions Fly (d) Fly Lions Silly Runs
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 715411930795. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7154 1193 0795 (b) 7154 1193 0759 (c) 7154 1193 079 (d) 7715 4119 30795
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, jalebi, nest? (a) Wet Jeeps Neat (b) Neat Jeeps Wet (c) Jeeps Wet Neat (d) Jeeps Neat Wet
33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Cook Every (b) Every Cook Play Cook (c) Cook Every Play Cook (d) Every Cook Cook Play
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, glass, coconut? (a) Tea Green Cats (b) Green Tea Cats (c) Green Cats Tea (d) Cats Green Tea
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Silly Eat Nani (b) Eat Nani Silly Wet (c) Nani Eat Silly Wet (d) Eat Silly Wet Nani
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
37. 37.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, drum, candle, lamp, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DCLFI (b) FLCDI (c) IDCLF (d) DICLF
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 330329813. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 330 329 813 (b) 303 298 13 (c) 330 392 813 (d) 330 329 8813
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR

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