Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 353 · 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
2. 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 720817821. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 720 871 821 (b) 720 818 21 (c) 720 817 821 (d) 720 881 7821
3. 3.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 468559617014. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4468 5596 17014 (b) 6485 5961 7014 (c) 4685 5961 7014 (d) 4685 9617 014
5. 5.🔢 What is chunking? (a) writing it twice (b) saying it backwards (c) reading very fast (d) splitting into groups
6. 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 231620893826. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2316 2089 3826 (b) 2316 2208 93826 (c) 2316 2089 826 (d) 2316 2089 8326
7. 7.🎵 Which word does “rock” rhyme with? (a) night (b) clock (c) cake (d) rain
8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
9. 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
10. 10.📅 The digits 12102010 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 12/10/2010 (b) 121/020/10 (c) 1210/20/10 (d) 12/1020/10
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a type of exam
12. 12.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
13. 13.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 and 947 (b) 1 9 4 7 (c) 19 and 47 (d) 194 and 7
14. 14.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
15. 15.📅 The digits 24101959 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 241/019/59 (b) 2410/19/59 (c) 24/10/1959 (d) 24/1019/59
16. 16.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
17. 17.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) is very long (b) changes daily (c) means something to you (d) has no pattern
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, pillow, doll, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SPDG (b) PDGS (c) PSDG (d) GDPS
19. 19.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) condensation
20. 20.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in the same order (d) in ABC order
21. 21.📅 The digits 07011970 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 070/119/70 (b) 07/01/1970 (c) 07/0119/70 (d) 0701/19/70
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, umbrella, onion? (a) Up Kind Owls (b) Kind Up Owls (c) Up Owls Kind (d) Owls Up Kind
23. 23.🎵 Which word does “sock” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) clock (c) night (d) sun
24. 24.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) free (b) sell (c) train (d) ring
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, violin, urn, tent, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VUTKA (b) VAUTK (c) AVUTK (d) KTUVA
26. 26.🎵 Which word does “ton” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) night (c) clock (d) king
27. 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 680866292. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 668 086 6292 (b) 680 866 29 (c) 680 866 292 (d) 608 866 292
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, kite, owl? (a) Bakes Kids Only (b) Only Kids Bakes (c) Kids Only Bakes (d) Kids Bakes Only
29. 29.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
30. 30.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 550287030. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 502 870 30 (b) 550 280 730 (c) 550 287 030 (d) 550 287 7030
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, tent, needle, banana, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBNTM (b) TMNBK (c) TNBKM (d) MTNBK
33. 33.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) the letters make no word (c) you like spelling (d) the list is short
34. 34.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) a very long word (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
35. 35.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “All ___ Nani Silly All Every Ants”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Fly (b) Aunty (c) Dance (d) Wet
36. 36.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) knock (b) block (c) one (d) shock
37. 37.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) it is a smaller number (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it is printed bigger
38. 38.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
39. 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 569901489628. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5699 0418 9628 (b) 5699 0144 89628 (c) 5699 0148 9628 (d) 5690 1489 628
40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 581887217128. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5818 8721 7128 (b) 5818 8772 17128 (c) 5818 8721 7182 (d) 5818 8721 718

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