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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 156 · 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.🔢 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. 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. 3.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) wing (b) sing (c) ring (d) sock
  4. 4.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) splitting into groups (c) reading very fast (d) writing it twice
  5. 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. 6.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  7. 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. 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. 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. 10.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  11. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 18.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  19. 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. 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. 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. 22.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) fun (b) white (c) block (d) bake
  23. 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. 24.True or false: “sea” rhymes with “tree”. (a) False (b) True
  25. 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. 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. 27.True or false: “chain” rhymes with “rain”. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
  29. 29.True or false: “string” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
  30. 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. 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. 32.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
  33. 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. 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. 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. 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. 37.True or false: “rock” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
  38. 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. 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. 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

  1. 5832 9113 3426
  2. the letters make no word
  3. sock
  4. splitting into groups
  5. a first-letter sentence
  6. True
  7. 4123 1395 4458
  8. VFDL
  9. initials match the list
  10. False
  11. Ants
  12. a silly, funny one
  13. 386 172 373
  14. Goats Uncle Aunty
  15. AFDRV
  16. Wise Lazy Ice
  17. 671 029 163
  18. 5
  19. Play
  20. 981 575 8523
  21. 411 007 2917
  22. bake
  23. in the same order
  24. True
  25. true
  26. Seven Wise Grab
  27. True
  28. the rainbow colours
  29. True
  30. Eat Cats Play Cook
  31. 814 387 6161
  32. first letters as a word
  33. 8835 5499 4205
  34. 736 048 3876
  35. a list in a fixed order
  36. 356 435 3350
  37. False
  38. chunking
  39. one word holds a list
  40. an acronym

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