Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test
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.
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- 1.📅 The digits 20031963 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 20/03/1963 (b) 2003/19/63 (c) 20/0319/63 (d) 200/319/63
- 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a silly, funny one (b) a very long one (c) one with no picture (d) a dull, plain one
- 3.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 217795485599. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2179 7548 5599 (b) 2177 9548 559 (c) 2177 9548 85599 (d) 2177 9548 5599
- 5.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the list is short (b) the letters make no word (c) you like spelling (d) there is no list
- 6.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for north, east, south, west is “___ Eight Silly Wet”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Yum (b) Ink (c) Neat (d) Pigs
- 7.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “The river runs down to the sea, from mountains high and wild and ___.” (a) long (b) free (c) fast (d) cold
- 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
- 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 101237111302. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1012 3711 302 (b) 1012 3711 11302 (c) 1012 3171 1302 (d) 1012 3711 1302
- 10.🎵 Which word does “lake” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) tree (c) rain (d) cake
- 11.🎵 Which word does “string” rhyme with? (a) king (b) cake (c) bell (d) night
- 12.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
- 13.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a rhyme about cats (b) a very long word (c) a list of numbers (d) initials match the list
- 14.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) steps (b) songs (c) tricks (d) games
- 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, tiger, umbrella? (a) Toys Up Cats (b) Toys Cats Up (c) Up Toys Cats (d) Cats Toys Up
- 16.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) violet (b) green (c) indigo (d) red
- 17.🎵 Which word does “kite” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) night (c) cake (d) rain
- 18.🎵 Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) lake (b) shock (c) make (d) smell
- 19.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) over (b) learnt (c) ended (d) done
- 20.📅 The digits 01091990 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 01/0919/90 (b) 0109/19/90 (c) 010/919/90 (d) 01/09/1990
- 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
- 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, drum, tiger, anchor, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IDTAK (b) DTAKI (c) KATDI (d) DITAK
- 23.🎵 Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) swing (c) shock (d) knock
- 24.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎵 Which word does “rock” rhyme with? (a) night (b) bell (c) rain (d) clock
- 26.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) green (c) blue (d) orange
- 27.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) make (b) snake (c) main (d) shake
- 28.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
- 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
- 30.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “___ Vans Every My Jeeps Seven Uncle Nani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Sing (b) Dad (c) Play (d) Mum
- 31.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
- 32.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection is “Eight ___ Play Crazy”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Every (b) Goats (c) Cook (d) Ice
- 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, goat, lemon, kite, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FKLGP (b) GPLKF (c) PGLKF (d) GLKFP
- 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, duck, lamp, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UDLK (b) DULK (c) DLKU (d) KLDU
- 35.📅 The digits 11091964 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1109/19/64 (b) 11/0919/64 (c) 110/919/64 (d) 11/09/1964
- 36.📅 The digits 04102013 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0410/20/13 (b) 041/020/13 (c) 04/10/2013 (d) 04/1020/13
- 37.🎵 Which word does “lock” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) clock (c) tree (d) bell
- 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
- 39.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
- 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Rani Lions Funny (b) Funny Lions Sing Rani (c) Rani Sing Lions Funny (d) Sing Lions Funny Rani
Answer key
- 20/03/1963
- a silly, funny one
- True
- 2177 9548 5599
- the letters make no word
- Neat
- free
- MVEMJSUN
- 1012 3711 1302
- cake
- king
- root
- initials match the list
- tricks
- Cats Toys Up
- violet
- night
- smell
- done
- 01/09/1990
- NESW
- IDTAK
- shell
- True
- clock
- indigo
- main
- a list in a fixed order
- a first-letter sentence
- Mum
- False
- Cook
- PGLKF
- UDLK
- 11/09/1964
- 04/10/2013
- clock
- April
- a memory trick
- Rani Sing Lions Funny
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