Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 315 · 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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, guava, violin, banana, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBVGI (b) IGVBJ (c) GIVBJ (d) GVBJI
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, owl, nest, umpire, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUNOV (b) OVNUC (c) VONUC (d) ONUCV
4. 4.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) ton (b) run (c) one (d) three
5. 5.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for orange, drum, glass, umpire is “Only ___ Goats Uncle”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Tiny (b) Dance (c) Love (d) Frogs
6. 6.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) has no pattern (b) is very long (c) changes daily (d) means something to you
7. 7.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in ABC order (b) in any order (c) in the same order (d) backwards
8. 8.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
9. 9.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) fun (b) lake (c) make (d) snake
10. 10.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
12. 12.📅 The digits 09021966 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 09/02/1966 (b) 09/0219/66 (c) 090/219/66 (d) 0902/19/66
13. 13.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) nothing at all (b) only numbers (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only pictures
14. 14.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for coconut, needle, spoon, key is “___ Nani Silly Kind”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Inside (b) Cats (c) Fly (d) Jolly
15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a very long one (c) a dull, plain one (d) a silly, funny one
16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
17. 17.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
18. 18.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) three chunks, not ten (b) it is a smaller number (c) it has fewer digits (d) it is printed bigger
19. 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) green (d) blue
20. 20.🎵 Why do rhymes help memory? (a) they need no practice (b) they are always true (c) sound patterns stick (d) they are longer
21. 21.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) shell (b) sell (c) rock (d) cane
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 6037026936. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 603 702 6936 (b) 603 720 6936 (c) 603 702 69936 (d) 603 702 696
23. 23.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) brain (b) spell (c) string (d) plane
24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
25. 25.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for January, February, March, April is “Jolly ___ Mum All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Seven (b) Funny (c) Crazy (d) Up
26. 26.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 957981315981. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5798 1315 981 (b) 9579 8131 5981 (c) 9579 8131 5891 (d) 9579 8113 15981
28. 28.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mice Very ___ Mice Jump Sing Uncle Nani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Uncle (b) Vines (c) Eat (d) Neat
29. 29.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
30. 30.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) the list is short (c) you like spelling (d) the letters make no word
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) AISAP
32. 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lemon, glass, urn? (a) Goats Up Lions (b) Lions Goats Up (c) Goats Lions Up (d) Up Goats Lions
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, jug, tent, guava, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTGAV (b) VJTGA (c) JVTGA (d) AGTJV
34. 34.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 568471244. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 568 472 44 (b) 568 471 244 (c) 568 471 2444 (d) 586 471 244
36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 101570588592. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1015 7058 5892 (b) 0157 0588 592 (c) 1011 5705 88592 (d) 1015 7058 8592
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
38. 38.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a type of exam (d) a long book
39. 39.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for January, February, March, April is “___ Funny My Ants”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Play (b) Mum (c) Jump (d) Kind
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, kite, mango, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KPMW (b) WMKP (c) PKMW (d) KMWP

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