The result of the last Psychic Challenge:
Last week: More than 40 per cent correctly chose Option 4, letter ‘G’. Winner: Daphne Attwell, Ramsgate, Kent.

Mean Vultures Enjoy Making Jaguars Scared, Usually Near Parks.” That’s my way of remembering the planets in our solar system. Look at the first letter of each word – they match the initials of each planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.

This is an example of a magic mnemonic. That word, pronounced ‘ner-mon-ik’, means a memory aid, and it comes from the Greek word for ‘mindful’. You can keep your mind full with mnemonics, because they are a sure way of remembering anything. Whether you’re trying to memorise facts for exams or details for an office report, always look at the initial letters. Have fun making up a silly sentence and you’ll never forget what it means.

Today I am focusing on one of the planets. But which of the four am I beaming out telepathically to you? When you think you have tuned into my mental transmission, click here to email your choice and we will announce the answer next week.

1. Jupiter
2. Neptune
3. Venus
4. Mercury

Images courtesy of NASA online gallery

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