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.✏️ 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.🧰 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.🔤 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.📝 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.🔢 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.🔢 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.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 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.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) kite (b) bright (c) key (d) write
- 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.🔤 “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.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 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.🔤 “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.📝 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.🔤 “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.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 18.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 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.✏️ 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.🔢 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.🔢 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.True or false: “won” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔢 What is chunking? (a) reading very fast (b) saying it backwards (c) writing it twice (d) splitting into groups
- 25.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 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.📝 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.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) ton (b) well (c) run (d) one
- 29.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) light (b) plane (c) wake (d) shake
- 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.🧰 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.🔢 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.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
- 34.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
- 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.🔢 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.🔤 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.🎵 Which word does “lake” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) clock (c) tree (d) night
- 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.🎵 Which word does “rock” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) cake (c) sun (d) rain
Answer key
- initials match the list
- a first-letter sentence
- what each letter means
- VSUID
- 772 891 7509
- 710 373 562
- 6
- a list in a fixed order
- key
- Every
- saffron
- 5
- 3560 9158 6458
- egg
- OGRNB
- adult
- 8
- 8
- indigo
- Old Kind Under
- three chunks, not ten
- 8619 5423 0893
- False
- splitting into groups
- 7
- Sing Kind All
- UNGCR
- well
- light
- 1673 0390 9398
- a first-letter sentence
- 345 484 036
- March
- first letters as a word
- chunking
- means something to you
- VIBGYOR
- cake
- Toys
- clock
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