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.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 2.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 3.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 and 947 (b) 1 9 4 7 (c) 194 and 7 (d) 19 and 47
- 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
- 5.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
- 6.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “Ants All Neat ___ Ants Eight Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Ants (b) Wet (c) Silly (d) Lazy
- 7.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
- 8.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) fun (b) ring (c) shock (d) spell
- 9.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) never say it (b) read it once silently (c) change it each day (d) say it aloud often
- 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
- 11.🎵 Which word does “train” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) sun (c) tree (d) rain
- 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
- 13.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is ___.” (a) clear (b) true (c) known (d) right
- 14.📅 The digits 15012008 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 150/120/08 (b) 1501/20/08 (c) 15/0120/08 (d) 15/01/2008
- 15.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 16.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) spring (b) free (c) sell (d) lake
- 17.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 18.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
- 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) a silly, funny one (c) a very long one (d) one with no picture
- 20.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 21.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) games (b) tricks (c) songs (d) steps
- 22.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
- 23.📅 The digits 27082019 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2708/20/19 (b) 27/08/2019 (c) 27/0820/19 (d) 270/820/19
- 24.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) over (b) ended (c) done (d) learnt
- 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, kettle, rope, flute, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CFRKM (b) KRFCM (c) KMRFC (d) MKRFC
- 26.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 27.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 28.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
- 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, lamp, needle, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LKNV (b) VNLK (c) LNVK (d) KLNV
- 31.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 32.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) three chunks, not ten (b) it is a smaller number (c) it is printed bigger (d) it has fewer digits
- 33.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) run (b) bright (c) block (d) swing
- 34.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 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.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Play Cook Eat (b) Cook Eat Play Cats (c) Cook Play Cats Eat (d) Eat Cook Play Cats
- 37.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
- 39.True or false: “main” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) is very long (b) has no pattern (c) means something to you (d) changes daily
Answer key
- 3
- 7
- 19 and 47
- chunking
- larva
- Silly
- chunking
- shock
- say it aloud often
- a rhyme
- rain
- first letters as a word
- true
- 15/01/2008
- 5
- spring
- 2
- one word holds a list
- a silly, funny one
- 6
- tricks
- evaporation
- 27/08/2019
- done
- MKRFC
- 9
- 2
- 5
- pupa
- KLNV
- 4
- three chunks, not ten
- block
- 5
- True
- Eat Cook Play Cats
- 8
- April
- False
- means something to you
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