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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 255 · 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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, needle, ball? (a) Bunny Nine Play (b) Play Nine Bunny (c) Nine Play Bunny (d) Nine Bunny Play
  2. 2.🎵 Which word does “sell” rhyme with? (a) king (b) bell (c) tree (d) night
  3. 3.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only pictures (b) nothing at all (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only numbers
  4. 4.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  5. 5.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for lemon, tent, pencil, ice cream is “Lions Toys ___ Ice”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Pink (b) Runs (c) Wet (d) Dad
  6. 6.True or false: “tell” rhymes with “rain”. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
  8. 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
  9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, rope, mango, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMWO (b) ORMW (c) ROMW (d) WMRO
  10. 10.📅 The digits 06082019 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 060/820/19 (b) 06/0820/19 (c) 06/08/2019 (d) 0608/20/19
  11. 11.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
  12. 12.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) bake (b) spring (c) block (d) knee
  13. 13.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) chunking (c) date chunks (d) a first-letter sentence
  14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) WSG
  15. 15.📅 The digits 23042007 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 23/0420/07 (b) 23/04/2007 (c) 230/420/07 (d) 2304/20/07
  16. 16.📅 The digits 09011999 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 09/01/1999 (b) 09/0119/99 (c) 090/119/99 (d) 0901/19/99
  17. 17.True or false: “light” rhymes with “night”. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 684731258. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 847 312 58 (b) 684 731 258 (c) 684 731 1258 (d) 684 731 528
  19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
  21. 21.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
  22. 22.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the letters make no word (b) you like spelling (c) there is no list (d) the list is short
  23. 23.True or false: “lane” rhymes with “rain”. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “fun” rhymes with “sun”. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) done (b) over (c) learnt (d) ended
  26. 26.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) tricks (b) steps (c) games (d) songs
  27. 27.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) backwards (b) in ABC order (c) in any order (d) in the same order
  28. 28.🎵 Which word does “plane” rhyme with? (a) night (b) bell (c) rain (d) king
  29. 29.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lazy Pink Ants Eight (b) Eight Lazy Pink Ants (c) Ants Pink Lazy Eight (d) Lazy Eight Pink Ants
  31. 31.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
  32. 32.True or false: “tea” rhymes with “sun”. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) chain (b) sing (c) snake (d) white
  34. 34.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for ball, rose, anchor, van is “Bunny Red Aunty ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Very (b) Jump (c) Play (d) Yaks
  35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
  36. 36.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) March (d) February
  37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) a silly, funny one (c) one with no picture (d) a very long one
  38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jeeps Mum Ants (b) Frogs Mum Ants Jeeps (c) Ants Mum Frogs Jeeps (d) Jeeps Frogs Mum Ants
  39. 39.🎵 Which word does “lake” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) cake (c) night (d) rain
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, cat, nest, goat, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CANGS (b) SGNCA (c) ACNGS (d) CNGSA

Answer key

  1. Play Nine Bunny
  2. bell
  3. numbers and letter lists
  4. 2
  5. Pink
  6. False
  7. a list in a fixed order
  8. chunking
  9. ORMW
  10. 06/08/2019
  11. an acronym
  12. spring
  13. a first-letter sentence
  14. SWG
  15. 23/04/2007
  16. 09/01/1999
  17. True
  18. 684 731 258
  19. a rhyme
  20. an acronym
  21. first letters as a word
  22. the letters make no word
  23. True
  24. True
  25. done
  26. tricks
  27. in the same order
  28. rain
  29. False
  30. Eight Lazy Pink Ants
  31. the rainbow colours
  32. False
  33. snake
  34. Very
  35. precipitation
  36. April
  37. a silly, funny one
  38. Jeeps Frogs Mum Ants
  39. cake
  40. ACNGS

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