Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 271 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) the list is short (c) the letters make no word (d) there is no list
2. 2.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) nothing at all (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only pictures
3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
4. 4.🎵 Which word does “block” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) night (c) clock (d) sun
5. 5.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for mirror, orange, rose, flute is “___ Owls Rani Fly”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Very (b) Love (c) Mum (d) Only
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 210610961. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 210 061 0961 (b) 120 610 961 (c) 216 109 61 (d) 210 610 961
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, mango, tent, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MTIU (b) MUTI (c) ITMU (d) UMTI
8. 8.🎵 Which word does “bright” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) tree (c) night (d) clock
9. 9.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) thing (b) spring (c) run (d) swing
10. 10.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📅 The digits 21042008 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 21/0420/08 (b) 2104/20/08 (c) 210/420/08 (d) 21/04/2008
12. 12.🎵 What makes a memory rhyme stick even more? (a) writing it tiny (b) saying it once quietly (c) no rhythm at all (d) a beat or a tune
13. 13.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) run (b) bun (c) one (d) bee
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
15. 15.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) a list of numbers (c) initials match the list (d) a rhyme about cats
17. 17.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) main (b) shock (c) bake (d) run
19. 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) indigo (d) yellow
20. 20.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) ended (b) learnt (c) over (d) done
21. 21.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 and 947 (b) 194 and 7 (c) 1 9 4 7 (d) 19 and 47
22. 22.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
23. 23.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) red (c) violet (d) indigo
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
26. 26.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Water is H-two-O, the formula you need to ___.” (a) say (b) learn (c) know (d) write
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, rope, onion, anchor, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MROAF (b) RMOAF (c) FAORM (d) ROAFM
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
29. 29.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
30. 30.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
31. 31.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for ice cream, spoon, ant, drum is “Inside Sing ___ Dogs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Neat (b) Frogs (c) Ants (d) Tiny
33. 33.🎵 Which word does “kite” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) night (c) king (d) tree
34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jug, fan, net? (a) Jump Frogs Nani (b) Frogs Nani Jump (c) Frogs Jump Nani (d) Nani Frogs Jump
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Silly (b) Silly Wise Goats (c) Wise Silly Goats (d) Wise Goats Silly
36. 36.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) one with no picture (c) a silly, funny one (d) a very long one
38. 38.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
39. 39.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for egg, larva, pupa, adult is “Eight Love Pink ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Ants (b) Cook (c) Neat (d) Kind
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Lions Frogs Runs (b) Frogs Lions Sing Runs (c) Sing Runs Lions Frogs (d) Runs Sing Lions Frogs

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