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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 239 · 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.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) a rhyme about cats (c) a very long word (d) initials match the list
  2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
  3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
  4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, sock, urn, ice cream, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVUID (b) DIUSV (c) SUIDV (d) VSUID
  5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 7728917509. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 728 917 509 (b) 772 889 17509 (c) 727 891 7509 (d) 772 891 7509
  6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 710373562. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 710 373 56 (b) 710 373 5562 (c) 170 373 562 (d) 710 373 562
  7. 7.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
  9. 9.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) kite (b) bright (c) key (d) write
  10. 10.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mice Vines ___ My Jump Sing Uncle Nani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Wins (b) Ice (c) Kids (d) Every
  11. 11.🔤 “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
  12. 12.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 356091586458. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3569 1586 458 (b) 3560 9158 6548 (c) 3560 9158 6458 (d) 3566 0915 86458
  14. 14.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
  15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, goat, radio, nest, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRNBO (b) GORNB (c) BNRGO (d) OGRNB
  16. 16.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
  17. 17.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  18. 18.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  19. 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) red (c) indigo (d) violet
  20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, kite, urn? (a) Kind Under Old (b) Kind Old Under (c) Under Kind Old (d) Old Kind Under
  21. 21.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) it is a smaller number (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it is printed bigger
  22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 861954230893. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8619 5423 08993 (b) 8619 5423 0893 (c) 8619 5230 893 (d) 8169 5423 0893
  23. 23.True or false: “won” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔢 What is chunking? (a) reading very fast (b) saying it backwards (c) writing it twice (d) splitting into groups
  25. 25.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  26. 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, key, ant? (a) Kind All Sing (b) Sing Kind All (c) Kind Sing All (d) All Kind Sing
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, nest, glass, candle, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGCRU (b) NUGCR (c) UNGCR (d) RCGNU
  28. 28.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) ton (b) well (c) run (d) one
  29. 29.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) light (b) plane (c) wake (d) shake
  30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 167303909398. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1673 3090 9398 (b) 6730 3909 398 (c) 1673 0390 9398 (d) 1673 3039 09398
  31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  32. 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 345484036. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 345 484 306 (b) 345 484 36 (c) 345 484 036 (d) 344 548 4036
  33. 33.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
  34. 34.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
  35. 35.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
  36. 36.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) has no pattern (c) means something to you (d) is very long
  37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
  38. 38.🎵 Which word does “lake” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) clock (c) tree (d) night
  39. 39.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for parrot, monkey, tent, jug, doll is “Play My ___ Jolly Dogs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Very (b) Up (c) All (d) Toys
  40. 40.🎵 Which word does “rock” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) cake (c) sun (d) rain

Answer key

  1. initials match the list
  2. a first-letter sentence
  3. what each letter means
  4. VSUID
  5. 772 891 7509
  6. 710 373 562
  7. 6
  8. a list in a fixed order
  9. key
  10. Every
  11. saffron
  12. 5
  13. 3560 9158 6458
  14. egg
  15. OGRNB
  16. adult
  17. 8
  18. 8
  19. indigo
  20. Old Kind Under
  21. three chunks, not ten
  22. 8619 5423 0893
  23. False
  24. splitting into groups
  25. 7
  26. Sing Kind All
  27. UNGCR
  28. well
  29. light
  30. 1673 0390 9398
  31. a first-letter sentence
  32. 345 484 036
  33. March
  34. first letters as a word
  35. chunking
  36. means something to you
  37. VIBGYOR
  38. cake
  39. Toys
  40. clock

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