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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 24 · 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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
  2. 2.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a rhyme about cats (b) a very long word (c) a list of numbers (d) initials match the list
  3. 3.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) white (b) rock (c) light (d) bite
  4. 4.✏️ 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
  5. 5.True or false: “kite” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) cane (b) sea (c) make (d) one
  7. 7.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) brain (b) bite (c) kite (d) won
  8. 8.📅 The digits 03111980 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 03/1119/80 (b) 0311/19/80 (c) 031/119/80 (d) 03/11/1980
  9. 9.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in ABC order (b) backwards (c) in the same order (d) in any order
  11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Every Cook Play Crazy (b) Crazy Play Cook Every (c) Cook Every Play Crazy (d) Cook Play Crazy Every
  12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
  13. 13.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
  14. 14.True or false: “spring” rhymes with “king”. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red is “___ Inside Big Grab Yum Owls Runs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Vines (b) Kites (c) Rani (d) Neat
  17. 17.True or false: “shell” rhymes with “rain”. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “bright” rhymes with “sun”. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a rhyme
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, goat, violin, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAVO (b) AGVO (c) OVGA (d) GVOA
  21. 21.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) evaporation
  22. 22.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) spring (b) light (c) plane (d) lake
  23. 23.📅 The digits 09091962 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 09/09/1962 (b) 09/0919/62 (c) 090/919/62 (d) 0909/19/62
  24. 24.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) key (b) chain (c) three (d) sea
  25. 25.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
  26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 727901532117. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7790 1532 117 (b) 7279 0153 21117 (c) 7729 0153 2117 (d) 7279 0153 2117
  27. 27.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is printed bigger (b) three chunks, not ten (c) it has fewer digits (d) it is a smaller number
  28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  29. 29.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) fun (b) rake (c) lane (d) bee
  30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly Mice Aunty (b) Jolly Funny Mice Aunty (c) Aunty Mice Funny Jolly (d) Funny Mice Aunty Jolly
  31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 2529761809. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 252 976 109 (b) 252 971 6809 (c) 252 976 1809 (d) 225 297 61809
  32. 32.🎵 Why do rhymes help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no practice (c) they are always true (d) sound patterns stick
  33. 33.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “___ All Ink Seven Ants”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Old (b) Pigs (c) Funny (d) Mum
  34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cook Eat (b) Cats Eat Pink Cook (c) Eat Cats Pink Cook (d) Cook Pink Cats Eat
  35. 35.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for coconut, tiger, banana, shoe is “Crazy Toys ___ Silly”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Tiny (b) Bunny (c) Love (d) Very
  36. 36.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for saffron, white, green is “___ Wins Green”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Seven (b) Lions (c) Cats (d) Kids
  37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 762210028074. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7662 2100 28074 (b) 7622 0028 074 (c) 6722 1002 8074 (d) 7622 1002 8074
  39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 607214825. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 607 214 4825 (b) 602 148 25 (c) 607 214 825 (d) 607 218 425
  40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, drum, goat? (a) Dad Pink Grab (b) Pink Dad Grab (c) Dad Grab Pink (d) Grab Dad Pink

Answer key

  1. AANSAEA
  2. initials match the list
  3. rock
  4. a silly, funny one
  5. True
  6. sea
  7. brain
  8. 03/11/1980
  9. True
  10. in the same order
  11. Every Cook Play Crazy
  12. chunking
  13. a list in a fixed order
  14. True
  15. True
  16. Vines
  17. False
  18. False
  19. a rhyme
  20. AGVO
  21. collection
  22. spring
  23. 09/09/1962
  24. chain
  25. chunking
  26. 7279 0153 2117
  27. three chunks, not ten
  28. an acronym
  29. fun
  30. Jolly Funny Mice Aunty
  31. 252 976 1809
  32. sound patterns stick
  33. Pigs
  34. Eat Cats Pink Cook
  35. Bunny
  36. Seven
  37. chunking
  38. 7622 1002 8074
  39. 607 214 825
  40. Pink Dad Grab

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