Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 982 · 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: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, mango, pencil, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MCPD (b) MPDC (c) DPMC (d) CMPD
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
4. 4.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly My Aunty Jump (b) Fly Jump My Aunty (c) Aunty My Fly Jump (d) Jump Fly My Aunty
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 5177855399. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 517 785 3599 (b) 517 785 539 (c) 517 778 55399 (d) 517 785 5399
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
11. 11.🧰 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
12. 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Lazy Fly Red (b) Seven Red Lazy Fly (c) Fly Lazy Seven Red (d) Red Seven Lazy Fly
13. 13.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 763449728. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 763 449 728 (b) 763 497 28 (c) 673 449 728 (d) 763 444 9728
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, key, candle? (a) Kites Tea Crazy (b) Kites Crazy Tea (c) Tea Kites Crazy (d) Crazy Kites Tea
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, lamp, wallet, igloo, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LVWIJ (b) JIWLV (c) VLWIJ (d) LWIJV
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 692353396755. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6923 5339 67555 (b) 6923 5396 755 (c) 6293 5339 6755 (d) 6923 5339 6755
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 899886019. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 898 986 019 (b) 899 988 6019 (c) 998 860 19 (d) 899 886 019
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 502233560982. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5223 3560 982 (b) 5022 3356 0982 (c) 5022 3356 0892 (d) 5022 3355 60982
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, banana, pencil? (a) Bakes Pink Owls (b) Owls Bakes Pink (c) Bakes Owls Pink (d) Pink Bakes Owls
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, inkpot, monkey? (a) My Inside Pink (b) Inside Pink My (c) Inside My Pink (d) Pink Inside My
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
24. 24.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: van, umbrella, pillow? (a) Very Uncle Play (b) Uncle Very Play (c) Play Uncle Very (d) Uncle Play Very
26. 26.🧰 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
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, key, nest? (a) Kites Pigs Nani (b) Kites Nani Pigs (c) Pigs Kites Nani (d) Nani Kites Pigs
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 794506708102. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7945 0760 8102 (b) 7945 0670 8102 (c) 7945 0608 102 (d) 7945 0677 08102
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 519722717. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 551 972 2717 (b) 519 722 77 (c) 519 722 717 (d) 591 722 717
31. 31.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, nest, parrot, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NDPV (b) NPVD (c) DNPV (d) VPND
33. 33.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, sock, glass, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FGSU (b) SUGF (c) USGF (d) SGFU
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 942621073. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 942 621 037 (b) 942 621 07 (c) 942 621 0733 (d) 942 621 073
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, mango, sock, inkpot, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MSIOC (b) OISMC (c) CMSIO (d) MCSIO
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, cat, orange? (a) Mice Cats Owls (b) Cats Owls Mice (c) Owls Cats Mice (d) Cats Mice Owls
39. 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
40. 40.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False

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