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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 279 · 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: jeep, spoon, mango? (a) Sing Jolly Mum (b) Mum Sing Jolly (c) Jolly Sing Mum (d) Sing Mum Jolly
  2. 2.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a times-table rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) date chunks
  3. 3.🔢 What is chunking? (a) splitting into groups (b) saying it backwards (c) reading very fast (d) writing it twice
  4. 4.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April
  5. 5.📅 The digits 09082003 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0908/20/03 (b) 09/08/2003 (c) 09/0820/03 (d) 090/820/03
  6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, glass, ball, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRBF (b) RGBF (c) GBFR (d) FBGR
  7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
  8. 8.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) means something to you (c) has no pattern (d) is very long
  9. 9.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 4752615186. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 475 215 186 (b) 477 526 15186 (c) 475 261 5186 (d) 475 261 1586
  11. 11.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  12. 12.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎵 Which word does “spell” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) tree (c) rain (d) night
  14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jump Funny My All (b) All My Funny Jump (c) Funny My All Jump (d) Funny Jump My All
  15. 15.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) brain (b) chain (c) train (d) shock
  16. 16.📅 The digits 10051965 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 100/519/65 (b) 10/05/1965 (c) 1005/19/65 (d) 10/0519/65
  17. 17.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for guava, kite, owl, mango, banana is “Goats Kind Owls Mum ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Bakes (b) Frogs (c) Pink (d) Silly
  18. 18.🎵 Which word does “bun” rhyme with? (a) night (b) king (c) sun (d) clock
  19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
  20. 20.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) the list is short (c) there is no list (d) the letters make no word
  21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
  22. 22.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 445103475. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 441 034 75 (b) 445 100 3475 (c) 445 103 745 (d) 445 103 475
  24. 24.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) rake (b) snake (c) bake (d) rock
  25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, umbrella, duck, tomato, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UADTN (b) NTDUA (c) AUDTN (d) UDTNA
  27. 27.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umbrella, mango, wallet? (a) Wins Mice Under (b) Mice Wins Under (c) Mice Under Wins (d) Under Mice Wins
  29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) adult (d) egg
  30. 30.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
  31. 31.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) initials match the list (c) a list of numbers (d) a rhyme about cats
  32. 32.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) tricks (b) steps (c) songs (d) games
  33. 33.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
  34. 34.📅 The digits 26092006 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 26/0920/06 (b) 26/09/2006 (c) 2609/20/06 (d) 260/920/06
  35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, kettle, lamp? (a) Kites Grab Lazy (b) Lazy Kites Grab (c) Kites Lazy Grab (d) Grab Kites Lazy
  36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, igloo, sock? (a) Inside Sing Up (b) Sing Inside Up (c) Up Inside Sing (d) Inside Up Sing
  37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: spoon, tomato, monkey? (a) Toys Silly My (b) Silly Toys My (c) My Toys Silly (d) Toys My Silly
  38. 38.🎵 What makes a memory rhyme stick even more? (a) a beat or a tune (b) no rhythm at all (c) saying it once quietly (d) writing it tiny
  39. 39.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
  40. 40.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning

Answer key

  1. Jolly Sing Mum
  2. a first-letter sentence
  3. splitting into groups
  4. January
  5. 09/08/2003
  6. RGBF
  7. the rainbow colours
  8. means something to you
  9. False
  10. 475 261 5186
  11. 5
  12. False
  13. bell
  14. Jump Funny My All
  15. shock
  16. 10/05/1965
  17. Bakes
  18. sun
  19. chunking
  20. the letters make no word
  21. an acronym
  22. 7
  23. 445 103 475
  24. rock
  25. NESW
  26. AUDTN
  27. 5
  28. Under Mice Wins
  29. egg
  30. first letters as a word
  31. initials match the list
  32. tricks
  33. saffron
  34. 26/09/2006
  35. Grab Kites Lazy
  36. Up Inside Sing
  37. Silly Toys My
  38. a beat or a tune
  39. what each letter means
  40. one word holds a list

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