Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 218 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, orange, ice cream, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RIOK (b) OKIR (c) OIRK (d) KOIR
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 223892541. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 238 925 41 (b) 222 389 2541 (c) 223 892 541 (d) 232 892 541
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wet Silly (b) Wet Silly Goats (c) Wet Goats Silly (d) Silly Wet Goats
5. 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
6. 6.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) numbers and letter lists (c) only pictures (d) nothing at all
7. 7.📅 The digits 03022021 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0302/20/21 (b) 03/0220/21 (c) 030/220/21 (d) 03/02/2021
8. 8.📅 The digits 02051971 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 02/0519/71 (b) 0205/19/71 (c) 02/05/1971 (d) 020/519/71
9. 9.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) backwards (b) in ABC order (c) in the same order (d) in any order
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, jalebi, wallet, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPWG (b) JWGP (c) PJWG (d) GWJP
11. 11.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for nest, tomato, fan, umpire is “Nine Tiny Fly ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Uncle (b) Big (c) Runs (d) Goats
13. 13.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Antarctica (c) Africa (d) Asia
14. 14.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
15. 15.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for banana, pillow, tent, monkey is “Big Play Toys ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Owls (b) Mum (c) Aunty (d) Crazy
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, tent, shoe, kite, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSKGD (b) TDSKG (c) DTSKG (d) GKSTD
17. 17.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) nothing at all
18. 18.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
19. 19.🎵 Which word does “run” rhyme with? (a) night (b) rain (c) cake (d) sun
20. 20.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, watch, goat, bucket, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WAGBI (b) IBGWA (c) WGBIA (d) AWGBI
22. 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
23. 23.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
24. 24.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) say it aloud often (b) never say it (c) change it each day (d) read it once silently
25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ESWN
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, goat, rope, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLRP (b) PRGL (c) LGRP (d) GRPL
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Pigs Crazy (b) Cats Pigs Crazy Eat (c) Eat Cats Pigs Crazy (d) Crazy Pigs Cats Eat
29. 29.True or false: “three” rhymes with “tree”. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, shoe, doll, orange, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SJDOT (b) JSDOT (c) SDOTJ (d) TODSJ
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
32. 32.True or false: “one” rhymes with “clock”. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧰 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
34. 34.📅 The digits 19041971 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/04/1971 (b) 190/419/71 (c) 1904/19/71 (d) 19/0419/71
35. 35.📅 The digits 08111973 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 08/1119/73 (b) 08/11/1973 (c) 0811/19/73 (d) 081/119/73
36. 36.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for egg, larva, pupa, adult is “___ Lions Play All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Yaks (b) Eight (c) Dad (d) Kites
37. 37.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) tea (b) chain (c) knee (d) run
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, doll, guava? (a) Dance Owls Goats (b) Dance Goats Owls (c) Goats Dance Owls (d) Owls Dance Goats
39. 39.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) violet
40. 40.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story

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