Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 109 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Letters, rhymes and chunks): Acronyms and sentences: first letters, in the same order as the list. Rhymes: listen for the same ending sound. Chunking: same digits, same order, just grouped. Choose the tool: numbers → chunks, lists → acronym or sentence, one fact → rhyme.

1. 1.🎵 Which word does “lake” rhyme with? (a) night (b) tree (c) cake (d) sun
2. 2.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) a rhyme about cats (c) a list of numbers (d) initials match the list
3. 3.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) is very long (c) has no pattern (d) means something to you
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, tomato, owl? (a) Tea Big Only (b) Only Tea Big (c) Tea Only Big (d) Big Tea Only
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
6. 6.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in the same order (b) in any order (c) backwards (d) in ABC order
7. 7.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 601356865053. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6013 5686 50053 (b) 6013 5686 5035 (c) 6013 5686 553 (d) 6013 5686 5053
9. 9.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) over (b) learnt (c) done (d) ended
10. 10.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 554882464291. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5548 8246 4291 (b) 5488 2464 291 (c) 5548 8244 64291 (d) 5548 8426 4291
12. 12.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is printed bigger (b) it has fewer digits (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it is a smaller number
13. 13.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
14. 14.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Aunty Pink Lions Eight (b) Lions Pink Aunty Eight (c) Lions Eight Pink Aunty (d) Eight Lions Pink Aunty
16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 735635218100. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7356 3521 81000 (b) 7353 5218 100 (c) 7356 3521 8100 (d) 7356 3251 8100
17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 6532554043. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 653 255 54043 (b) 653 554 043 (c) 653 255 4043 (d) 653 255 0443
19. 19.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) tricks (b) steps (c) songs (d) games
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
21. 21.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for egg, larva, pupa, adult is “___ Love Pigs All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Love (b) Eat (c) Dance (d) Kites
22. 22.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for ice cream, apple, rope, jug, vase is “___ Ants Runs Jolly Vans”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Frogs (b) Only (c) Ice (d) Under
23. 23.True or false: “lake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
25. 25.🎵 Which word does “one” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) rain (c) sun (d) night
26. 26.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
27. 27.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for net, doll, rope, urn is “Nine Dogs Runs ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Runs (b) Grab (c) Mice (d) Under
28. 28.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
29. 29.📅 The digits 14082023 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 140/820/23 (b) 14/0820/23 (c) 1408/20/23 (d) 14/08/2023
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) orange (d) blue
31. 31.📅 The digits 17111987 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 171/119/87 (b) 17/11/1987 (c) 17/1119/87 (d) 1711/19/87
32. 32.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) white (b) bright (c) kite (d) spell
33. 33.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
34. 34.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for wallet, ball, needle, ladder, vase is “Wise Big ___ Lions Very”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Sing (b) Very (c) Nani (d) Old
35. 35.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lake (b) train (c) make (d) snake
36. 36.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
37. 37.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 9 4 7 (b) 194 and 7 (c) 19 and 47 (d) 1 and 947
38. 38.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
39. 39.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mice ___ Eat Mice Jolly Sing Under Nani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Vans (b) Toys (c) Aunty (d) Lazy
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lazy Silly Red (b) Red Silly Lazy Fly (c) Silly Red Lazy Fly (d) Silly Lazy Fly Red

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