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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 116 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  2. 2.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  3. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 8.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) fun (b) ring (c) shock (d) spell
  9. 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. 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. 11.🎵 Which word does “train” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) sun (c) tree (d) rain
  12. 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
  13. 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. 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. 15.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  16. 16.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) spring (b) free (c) sell (d) lake
  17. 17.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  18. 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. 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. 20.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  21. 21.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) games (b) tricks (c) songs (d) steps
  22. 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. 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. 24.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) over (b) ended (c) done (d) learnt
  25. 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. 26.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  27. 27.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  28. 28.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  29. 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. 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. 31.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  32. 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. 33.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) run (b) bright (c) block (d) swing
  34. 34.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  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.✏️ 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. 37.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  38. 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. 39.True or false: “main” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
  40. 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

  1. 3
  2. 7
  3. 19 and 47
  4. chunking
  5. larva
  6. Silly
  7. chunking
  8. shock
  9. say it aloud often
  10. a rhyme
  11. rain
  12. first letters as a word
  13. true
  14. 15/01/2008
  15. 5
  16. spring
  17. 2
  18. one word holds a list
  19. a silly, funny one
  20. 6
  21. tricks
  22. evaporation
  23. 27/08/2019
  24. done
  25. MKRFC
  26. 9
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. pupa
  30. KLNV
  31. 4
  32. three chunks, not ten
  33. block
  34. 5
  35. True
  36. Eat Cook Play Cats
  37. 8
  38. April
  39. False
  40. means something to you

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