Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 986 · 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) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Lazy Seven Red (b) Seven Red Lazy Frogs (c) Red Seven Lazy Frogs (d) Seven Lazy Frogs Red
4. 4.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, shoe, anchor, monkey, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SAMOP (b) PSAMO (c) SPAMO (d) OMASP
6. 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jump Mice Ants (b) Funny Mice Ants Jump (c) Jump Funny Mice Ants (d) Ants Mice Funny Jump
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, umbrella, frog, jalebi, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UFJDK (b) KUFJD (c) UKFJD (d) DJFUK
8. 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
9. 9.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
11. 11.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
12. 12.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 5878251192. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 587 825 112 (b) 587 782 51192 (c) 587 285 1192 (d) 587 825 1192
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lions Fly Red (b) Silly Red Lions Fly (c) Red Silly Lions Fly (d) Fly Lions Silly Red
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, orange, glass, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGBA (b) AOGB (c) BGOA (d) OAGB
16. 16.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 673172952. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 671 372 952 (b) 673 172 952 (c) 673 172 52 (d) 673 117 2952
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 5577062780. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 555 770 62780 (b) 557 702 780 (c) 557 706 2708 (d) 557 706 2780
20. 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 2719262003. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 271 992 62003 (b) 279 262 003 (c) 271 926 2003 (d) 271 926 2030
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, cat, fan, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCFJ (b) CUFJ (c) JFCU (d) CFJU
23. 23.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
24. 24.🧰 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
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, coconut, ice cream? (a) Inside Crazy Lazy (b) Crazy Inside Lazy (c) Lazy Crazy Inside (d) Crazy Lazy Inside
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pink Lazy Eight (b) Lazy Eight Pink Aunty (c) Eight Lazy Pink Aunty (d) Lazy Pink Aunty Eight
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, duck, parrot? (a) Dogs Uncle Pigs (b) Dogs Pigs Uncle (c) Uncle Dogs Pigs (d) Pigs Dogs Uncle
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 817238978575. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8172 2389 78575 (b) 8172 3897 8755 (c) 8172 3897 8575 (d) 8172 3898 575
32. 32.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) SWG
34. 34.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 159687931. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 115 968 7931 (b) 159 689 731 (c) 196 879 31 (d) 159 687 931
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, whistle, flute, umpire, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFUBD (b) BUFWD (c) DWFUB (d) WDFUB

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