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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
- 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 312121902522. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3112 2190 2522 (b) 3121 2190 2522 (c) 3112 1902 522 (d) 3312 1219 02522
- 3.True or false: “ton” rhymes with “sun”. (a) True (b) False
- 4.✏️ 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
- 5.🎵 Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) lane (b) bright (c) block (d) spell
- 6.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) splitting into groups (c) writing it twice (d) reading very fast
- 7.🎵 Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) rake (b) lane (c) swing (d) tell
- 8.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) rock (b) sock (c) lock (d) fun
- 9.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 10.🎵 Which word does “bun” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) night (c) king (d) tree
- 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
- 12.📅 The digits 16062007 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 160/620/07 (b) 1606/20/07 (c) 16/06/2007 (d) 16/0620/07
- 13.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) one (b) three (c) sock (d) bright
- 14.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lane (b) well (c) train (d) chain
- 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, apple, mirror, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OAMS (b) SMAO (c) AMSO (d) AOMS
- 16.🎵 Which word does “fun” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) clock (c) sun (d) cake
- 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, rope, owl? (a) Rani Play Old (b) Rani Old Play (c) Play Rani Old (d) Old Rani Play
- 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 5382271515. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 533 822 71515 (b) 538 227 155 (c) 538 221 7515 (d) 538 227 1515
- 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, flute, ball, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFBM (b) FIBM (c) FBMI (d) MBFI
- 20.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
- 21.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for urn, watch, flute, pencil is “___ Wins Fly Play”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Lazy (b) Jolly (c) Cook (d) Uncle
- 22.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 538209197. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 538 209 917 (b) 382 091 97 (c) 538 209 197 (d) 538 200 9197
- 24.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
- 25.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) initials match the list (b) a very long word (c) a list of numbers (d) a rhyme about cats
- 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
- 27.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
- 28.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
- 29.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) write (b) light (c) fight (d) rock
- 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, kettle, umpire, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUKS (b) KSUF (c) KUFS (d) SKUF
- 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, spoon, kite, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SOKM (b) OSKM (c) SKMO (d) MKSO
- 32.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
- 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
- 35.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Water is H-two-O, the formula you need to ___.” (a) learn (b) say (c) write (d) know
- 36.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
- 37.🎵 Which word does “run” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) sun (c) night (d) clock
- 38.📅 The digits 17111962 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 17/1119/62 (b) 171/119/62 (c) 17/11/1962 (d) 1711/19/62
- 39.📅 The digits 17081988 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 17/08/1988 (b) 17/0819/88 (c) 1708/19/88 (d) 170/819/88
- 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
Answer key
- an acronym
- 3121 2190 2522
- True
- the letters make no word
- spell
- splitting into groups
- tell
- fun
- 3
- sun
- Saturn
- 16/06/2007
- sock
- well
- OAMS
- sun
- Play Rani Old
- 538 227 1515
- IFBM
- a first-letter sentence
- Uncle
- saffron
- 538 209 197
- a list in a fixed order
- initials match the list
- MVEMJSUN
- collection
- one word holds a list
- rock
- SKUF
- OSKM
- False
- ECPC
- VIBGYOR
- know
- what each letter means
- sun
- 17/11/1962
- 17/08/1988
- south
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