Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 335 · 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) there is no list (b) the letters make no word (c) the list is short (d) you like spelling
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, whistle, bucket? (a) Wise Bakes Dad (b) Bakes Wise Dad (c) Dad Wise Bakes (d) Wise Dad Bakes
3. 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Ants Mum Fly Jolly (b) Jolly Fly Mum Ants (c) Fly Mum Ants Jolly (d) Fly Jolly Mum Ants
4. 4.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) fight (b) cane (c) train (d) plane
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
7. 7.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) well (b) wing (c) key (d) done
8. 8.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lake (b) rake (c) shake (d) kite
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
10. 10.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) a rhyme about cats (c) initials match the list (d) a very long word
11. 11.📅 The digits 20121957 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 20/12/1957 (b) 2012/19/57 (c) 20/1219/57 (d) 201/219/57
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
13. 13.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) numbers and letter lists (b) only pictures (c) nothing at all (d) only numbers
14. 14.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in ABC order (d) in the same order
15. 15.🎵 Which word does “plane” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) rain (c) night (d) tree
16. 16.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 138180539. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 113 818 0539 (b) 138 180 593 (c) 138 180 539 (d) 138 180 39
20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 7170437253. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 717 043 77253 (b) 717 043 7253 (c) 771 043 7253 (d) 717 043 753
21. 21.🎵 Which word does “make” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) night (c) king (d) cake
22. 22.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is a smaller number (b) it has fewer digits (c) it is printed bigger (d) three chunks, not ten
23. 23.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
24. 24.✏️ 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
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Play Cook Every (b) Cook Play Cats Every (c) Every Cats Play Cook (d) Cats Every Play Cook
26. 26.📅 The digits 01111985 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 011/119/85 (b) 01/1119/85 (c) 01/11/1985 (d) 0111/19/85
27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 477864368015. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4778 6436 80155 (b) 4787 6436 8015 (c) 4786 4368 015 (d) 4778 6436 8015
29. 29.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for watch, doll, monkey, frog is “Wins Dad ___ Funny”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Mum (b) Fly (c) Wins (d) Ice
30. 30.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) shell (b) smell (c) well (d) key
31. 31.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) key (b) rake (c) free (d) bee
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, drum, glass, watch, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IWGDK (b) DKGWI (c) DGWIK (d) KDGWI
33. 33.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
34. 34.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 298508890580. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2985 0889 0580 (b) 2985 0890 580 (c) 2985 5088 90580 (d) 2895 0889 0580
36. 36.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for guava, fan, rose, tent is “___ Frogs Runs Tea”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Dogs (b) Big (c) My (d) Grab
37. 37.🔤 “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
38. 38.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for jeep, tomato, net, shoe, whistle is “Jump ___ Nine Silly Wins”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Tea (b) Jolly (c) Owls (d) Big
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 7657455968. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 765 745 5968 (b) 756 745 5968 (c) 767 455 968 (d) 776 574 55968
40. 40.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking

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