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.🔢 You want to remember the number 583291133426. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8329 1133 426 (b) 5832 9113 34226 (c) 5832 9113 3426 (d) 5839 2113 3426
- 2.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the list is short (b) there is no list (c) you like spelling (d) the letters make no word
- 3.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) wing (b) sing (c) ring (d) sock
- 4.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) splitting into groups (c) reading very fast (d) writing it twice
- 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
- 6.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 412313954458. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4123 1935 4458 (b) 4112 3139 54458 (c) 4123 1954 458 (d) 4123 1395 4458
- 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, frog, duck, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDLV (b) VFDL (c) LDFV (d) FVDL
- 9.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) a very long word (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
- 10.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
- 11.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for ice cream, flute, ball, ant is “Ice Fly Bakes ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Nine (b) Big (c) Ants (d) Lazy
- 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a dull, plain one (c) a silly, funny one (d) a very long one
- 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 386172373. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 386 172 373 (b) 386 117 2373 (c) 386 712 373 (d) 361 723 73
- 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, umbrella, apple? (a) Aunty Uncle Goats (b) Uncle Aunty Goats (c) Goats Uncle Aunty (d) Uncle Goats Aunty
- 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, fan, drum, rose, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VRDFA (b) FDRVA (c) AFDRV (d) FADRV
- 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: wallet, ladder, inkpot? (a) Ice Lazy Wise (b) Wise Lazy Ice (c) Lazy Wise Ice (d) Lazy Ice Wise
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 671029163. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 671 021 963 (b) 671 022 9163 (c) 671 091 63 (d) 671 029 163
- 18.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 19.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection is “Every Cook ___ Crazy”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Lazy (b) Play (c) My (d) Nine
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 9815758523. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 981 575 8532 (b) 815 758 523 (c) 981 575 85523 (d) 981 575 8523
- 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 4110072917. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 411 100 72917 (b) 411 072 917 (c) 411 007 2917 (d) 410 107 2917
- 22.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) fun (b) white (c) block (d) bake
- 23.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in the same order (b) in any order (c) in ABC order (d) backwards
- 24.True or false: “sea” rhymes with “tree”. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is ___.” (a) known (b) true (c) right (d) clear
- 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Seven (b) Wise Grab Seven (c) Seven Wise Grab (d) Wise Seven Grab
- 27.True or false: “chain” rhymes with “rain”. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
- 29.True or false: “string” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
- 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Cats Eat (b) Cats Play Cook Eat (c) Eat Cats Play Cook (d) Cats Eat Play Cook
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 8143876161. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 814 387 1661 (b) 143 876 161 (c) 814 387 6161 (d) 881 438 76161
- 32.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
- 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 883554994205. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8835 5499 405 (b) 8835 4599 4205 (c) 8835 5499 94205 (d) 8835 5499 4205
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 7360483876. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 736 048 38876 (b) 736 048 3876 (c) 376 048 3876 (d) 736 048 876
- 35.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
- 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 3564353350. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 365 435 3350 (b) 356 435 33350 (c) 564 353 350 (d) 356 435 3350
- 37.True or false: “rock” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
- 39.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
- 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
Answer key
- 5832 9113 3426
- the letters make no word
- sock
- splitting into groups
- a first-letter sentence
- True
- 4123 1395 4458
- VFDL
- initials match the list
- False
- Ants
- a silly, funny one
- 386 172 373
- Goats Uncle Aunty
- AFDRV
- Wise Lazy Ice
- 671 029 163
- 5
- Play
- 981 575 8523
- 411 007 2917
- bake
- in the same order
- True
- true
- Seven Wise Grab
- True
- the rainbow colours
- True
- Eat Cats Play Cook
- 814 387 6161
- first letters as a word
- 8835 5499 4205
- 736 048 3876
- a list in a fixed order
- 356 435 3350
- False
- chunking
- one word holds a list
- an acronym
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