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.✏️ 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.🎵 Which word does “shake” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) bell (c) tree (d) sun
- 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.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 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.🧰 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.🔢 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.📅 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.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) shake (b) sell (c) three (d) fun
- 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.🧰 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.True or false: “bright” rhymes with “tree”. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 14.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 15.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) snake (b) shake (c) bright (d) lake
- 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.✏️ 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.✏️ 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.📅 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.📝 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.🎵 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.True or false: “tea” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔤 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.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) ring (b) bright (c) kite (d) light
- 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.📝 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.✏️ 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.✏️ 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.✏️ 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.🔢 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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
- 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.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) train (b) wake (c) fight (d) kite
- 35.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) sea (b) free (c) key (d) write
- 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.📝 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.✏️ 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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
- 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
- Seven
- cake
- 874 485 7817
- 7
- Jolly Funny Mice Ants
- a first-letter sentence
- 275 905 678
- 08/03/2023
- fun
- VAID
- chunking
- False
- 4
- 3
- bright
- chunking
- Red Sing Lions Funny
- Bakes Very Wins
- 17/07/1976
- GMNI
- free
- False
- LFCS
- one word holds a list
- ring
- 19 and 47
- MIGLT
- the letters make no word
- initials match the list
- Aunty Very Tea
- 850 060 193
- a memory trick
- Jupiter
- train
- write
- Ink
- RICS
- Tea
- JFMA
- say it aloud often
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