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.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, mango, coconut, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MCDO (b) DCMO (c) MOCD (d) OMCD
- 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, nest, ice cream, kite, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIKAV (b) AKINV (c) VNIKA (d) NVIKA
- 3.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) run (b) won (c) sell (d) fun
- 4.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Red Seven ___ Funny”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Mice (b) Pink (c) Lions (d) Fly
- 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 395183345. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 951 833 45 (b) 395 183 345 (c) 395 183 3345 (d) 395 183 435
- 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 502864285447. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5028 6428 5447 (b) 5028 6285 447 (c) 5022 8642 85447 (d) 5028 6482 5447
- 7.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Runs ___ Love Funny”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Funny (b) Wet (c) Jolly (d) Seven
- 8.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
- 10.🎵 Which word does “thing” rhyme with? (a) king (b) night (c) sun (d) rain
- 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Lions Every (b) Every Lions Pink All (c) Lions Pink All Every (d) Lions Every Pink All
- 12.🎵 Which word does “cane” rhyme with? (a) night (b) clock (c) bell (d) rain
- 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 9004851821. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 900 481 821 (b) 900 485 1821 (c) 900 488 51821 (d) 904 085 1821
- 14.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
- 15.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
- 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, mirror, jeep? (a) Jolly Mice Pigs (b) Mice Pigs Jolly (c) Pigs Mice Jolly (d) Mice Jolly Pigs
- 17.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
- 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
- 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: candle, kite, goat? (a) Kids Crazy Goats (b) Goats Kids Crazy (c) Kids Goats Crazy (d) Crazy Kids Goats
- 20.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) a rhyme about cats (c) initials match the list (d) a list of numbers
- 21.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) three chunks, not ten (b) it is a smaller number (c) it has fewer digits (d) it is printed bigger
- 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 351472239100. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3511 4722 39100 (b) 3514 7229 100 (c) 3514 7229 3100 (d) 3514 7223 9100
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 3108912080. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 310 891 280 (b) 310 891 0280 (c) 310 891 20800 (d) 310 891 2080
- 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a silly, funny one (b) one with no picture (c) a very long one (d) a dull, plain one
- 25.True or false: “fun” rhymes with “night”. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
- 27.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) swing (b) rake (c) rock (d) shake
- 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Indian
- 29.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “Ants Aunty Nine ___ Aunty Every All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Runs (b) Yaks (c) Sing (d) Jump
- 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 125069021038. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1250 0690 21038 (b) 1250 6902 0138 (c) 1250 6902 108 (d) 1250 6902 1038
- 31.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for drum, jeep, guava, vase is “Dance Jolly ___ Vines”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Goats (b) Cats (c) Tiny (d) Ants
- 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
- 33.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
- 34.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mice Very ___ My Jump Seven Uncle Neat”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Sing (b) Every (c) Tea (d) Jolly
- 35.📅 The digits 25081981 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2508/19/81 (b) 25/08/1981 (c) 250/819/81 (d) 25/0819/81
- 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
- 37.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, goat, van, shoe, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ISVGO (b) OGVSI (c) GVSIO (d) GOVSI
- 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
- 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, rope, ball, kettle, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) URBKN (b) RBKNU (c) RUBKN (d) NKBRU
Answer key
- OMCD
- VNIKA
- sell
- Lions
- 395 183 345
- 5028 6428 5447
- Seven
- False
- egg
- king
- Every Lions Pink All
- rain
- 900 485 1821
- chunking
- south
- Pigs Mice Jolly
- what each letter means
- Uranus
- Crazy Kids Goats
- initials match the list
- three chunks, not ten
- 3514 7223 9100
- 310 891 2080
- a silly, funny one
- False
- Saturn
- rock
- Atlantic
- Sing
- 1250 6902 1038
- Goats
- VIBGYOR
- evaporation
- Every
- 25/08/1981
- Neptune
- 4
- OGVSI
- NESW
- URBKN
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