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.🔤 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.✏️ 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.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) white (b) rock (c) light (d) bite
- 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.True or false: “kite” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) cane (b) sea (c) make (d) one
- 7.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) brain (b) bite (c) kite (d) won
- 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.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
- 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.✏️ 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.🧰 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
- 14.True or false: “spring” rhymes with “king”. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “shell” rhymes with “rain”. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “bright” rhymes with “sun”. (a) False (b) True
- 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.📝 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.🔤 “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.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) spring (b) light (c) plane (d) lake
- 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.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) key (b) chain (c) three (d) sea
- 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.🔢 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.🔢 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.🧰 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.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) fun (b) rake (c) lane (d) bee
- 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.🔢 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.🎵 Why do rhymes help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no practice (c) they are always true (d) sound patterns stick
- 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.✏️ 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.✏️ 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.✏️ 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.🧰 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.🔢 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.🔢 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.✏️ 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
- AANSAEA
- initials match the list
- rock
- a silly, funny one
- True
- sea
- brain
- 03/11/1980
- True
- in the same order
- Every Cook Play Crazy
- chunking
- a list in a fixed order
- True
- True
- Vines
- False
- False
- a rhyme
- AGVO
- collection
- spring
- 09/09/1962
- chain
- chunking
- 7279 0153 2117
- three chunks, not ten
- an acronym
- fun
- Jolly Funny Mice Aunty
- 252 976 1809
- sound patterns stick
- Pigs
- Eat Cats Pink Cook
- Bunny
- Seven
- chunking
- 7622 1002 8074
- 607 214 825
- Pink Dad Grab
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