Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 233 · 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.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, pencil, igloo? (a) Tea Play Ink (b) Play Ink Tea (c) Play Tea Ink (d) Ink Play Tea
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
3. 3.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) nothing at all (b) only pictures (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only numbers
4. 4.📅 The digits 21111971 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 211/119/71 (b) 21/11/1971 (c) 2111/19/71 (d) 21/1119/71
5. 5.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a very long one (c) a dull, plain one (d) a silly, funny one
6. 6.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
7. 7.🎵 Which word does “ring” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) king (c) bell (d) cake
8. 8.📅 The digits 24051955 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 240/519/55 (b) 2405/19/55 (c) 24/0519/55 (d) 24/05/1955
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
10. 10.🎵 Which word does “kite” rhyme with? (a) night (b) cake (c) king (d) bell
11. 11.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bake (b) sing (c) snake (d) rake
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 6986568965. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 698 655 68965 (b) 698 668 965 (c) 698 656 8965 (d) 698 665 8965
13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
14. 14.📅 The digits 14121973 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1412/19/73 (b) 14/1219/73 (c) 14/12/1973 (d) 141/219/73
15. 15.📅 The digits 18121951 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 18/12/1951 (b) 181/219/51 (c) 1812/19/51 (d) 18/1219/51
16. 16.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
17. 17.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
18. 18.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) ton (b) one (c) well (d) done
19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Every Nani (b) Nani Every Seven Wise (c) Every Nani Seven Wise (d) Every Seven Wise Nani
20. 20.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) it is printed bigger (c) it is a smaller number (d) three chunks, not ten
21. 21.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
22. 22.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bright (b) wake (c) lane (d) free
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, key, jeep, needle, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DNJKM (b) KMJND (c) KJNDM (d) MKJND
24. 24.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
25. 25.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG
27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
28. 28.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is ___.” (a) known (b) right (c) true (d) clear
29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
30. 30.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
31. 31.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) snake (b) tea (c) lake (d) wake
33. 33.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 7519111003. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 751 911 11003 (b) 751 191 1003 (c) 751 911 1003 (d) 751 911 100
35. 35.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) write (b) bake (c) shake (d) rake
36. 36.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
37. 37.True or false: “spring” rhymes with “sun”. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎵 Which word does “key” rhyme with? (a) king (b) tree (c) night (d) bell
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 105844210829. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1058 4421 089 (b) 1058 4421 0829 (c) 1058 4421 0289 (d) 1058 4442 10829
40. 40.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?

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