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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 153 · 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.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mum Vans Eat My Jeeps ___ Up Nani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Seven (b) Wet (c) Big (d) Every
  2. 2.🎵 Which word does “shake” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) bell (c) tree (d) sun
  3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 8744857817. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 847 485 7817 (b) 874 485 717 (c) 874 485 7817 (d) 874 448 57817
  4. 4.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mice Ants Jolly (b) Funny Jolly Mice Ants (c) Jolly Funny Mice Ants (d) Ants Mice Funny Jolly
  6. 6.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) a first-letter sentence (c) nothing at all (d) chunking
  7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 275905678. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 275 056 78 (b) 275 906 578 (c) 275 905 678 (d) 275 900 5678
  8. 8.📅 The digits 08032023 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 08/0320/23 (b) 0803/20/23 (c) 080/320/23 (d) 08/03/2023
  9. 9.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) shake (b) sell (c) three (d) fun
  10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, ant, ice cream, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVID (b) AIDV (c) VAID (d) DIAV
  11. 11.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
  12. 12.True or false: “bright” rhymes with “tree”. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  14. 14.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  15. 15.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) snake (b) shake (c) bright (d) lake
  16. 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Red Sing Lions Funny (b) Funny Lions Sing Red (c) Sing Lions Funny Red (d) Sing Red Lions Funny
  18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: bucket, vase, wallet? (a) Wins Very Bakes (b) Very Wins Bakes (c) Bakes Very Wins (d) Very Bakes Wins
  19. 19.📅 The digits 17071976 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 17/0719/76 (b) 17/07/1976 (c) 1707/19/76 (d) 170/719/76
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, mirror, net, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMNI (b) MNIG (c) MGNI (d) INMG
  21. 21.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “The river runs down to the sea, from mountains high and wild and ___.” (a) cold (b) long (c) fast (d) free
  22. 22.True or false: “tea” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, fan, coconut, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCFL (b) FCSL (c) FLCS (d) LFCS
  24. 24.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
  25. 25.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) ring (b) bright (c) kite (d) light
  26. 26.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 9 4 7 (b) 19 and 47 (c) 194 and 7 (d) 1 and 947
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, igloo, guava, lamp, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMGLT (b) MIGLT (c) IGLTM (d) TLGIM
  28. 28.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) there is no list (c) the letters make no word (d) the list is short
  29. 29.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) initials match the list (b) a rhyme about cats (c) a list of numbers (d) a very long word
  30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, van, tiger? (a) Tea Very Aunty (b) Very Tea Aunty (c) Very Aunty Tea (d) Aunty Very Tea
  31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 850060193. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 850 060 193 (b) 850 060 1193 (c) 850 001 93 (d) 850 060 139
  32. 32.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
  33. 33.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) train (b) wake (c) fight (d) kite
  35. 35.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) sea (b) free (c) key (d) write
  36. 36.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red is “Very ___ Big Goats Young Only Rani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Pigs (b) Silly (c) Lazy (d) Ink
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, ice cream, coconut, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IRCS (b) SCIR (c) ICSR (d) RICS
  38. 38.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for mango, tomato, guava, cat is “Mum ___ Green Crazy”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Dogs (b) Tea (c) Under (d) Bakes
  39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
  40. 40.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) say it aloud often (b) change it each day (c) never say it (d) read it once silently

Answer key

  1. Seven
  2. cake
  3. 874 485 7817
  4. 7
  5. Jolly Funny Mice Ants
  6. a first-letter sentence
  7. 275 905 678
  8. 08/03/2023
  9. fun
  10. VAID
  11. chunking
  12. False
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. bright
  16. chunking
  17. Red Sing Lions Funny
  18. Bakes Very Wins
  19. 17/07/1976
  20. GMNI
  21. free
  22. False
  23. LFCS
  24. one word holds a list
  25. ring
  26. 19 and 47
  27. MIGLT
  28. the letters make no word
  29. initials match the list
  30. Aunty Very Tea
  31. 850 060 193
  32. a memory trick
  33. Jupiter
  34. train
  35. write
  36. Ink
  37. RICS
  38. Tea
  39. JFMA
  40. say it aloud often

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