Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test
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.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “___ Ants Ice Seven Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Grab (b) Pink (c) Dogs (d) Mum
- 2.True or false: “tea” rhymes with “tree”. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, cat, van, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) COVI (b) CVIO (c) OCVI (d) IVCO
- 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kettle, rope, cat? (a) Cats Rani Kids (b) Rani Kids Cats (c) Kids Rani Cats (d) Rani Cats Kids
- 5.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) learnt (b) over (c) ended (d) done
- 6.🔢 What is chunking? (a) reading very fast (b) writing it twice (c) splitting into groups (d) saying it backwards
- 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, shoe, doll? (a) Dad Seven Nani (b) Seven Dad Nani (c) Nani Seven Dad (d) Seven Nani Dad
- 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
- 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eat Lions Pink All (b) Lions Eat Pink All (c) All Pink Lions Eat (d) Lions Pink All Eat
- 10.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
- 11.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a long story (d) a mind map
- 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, needle, ice cream? (a) Ice Nani Bunny (b) Nani Ice Bunny (c) Nani Bunny Ice (d) Bunny Nani Ice
- 13.📅 The digits 24121971 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2412/19/71 (b) 241/219/71 (c) 24/12/1971 (d) 24/1219/71
- 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: banana, pencil, vase? (a) Vans Play Big (b) Play Big Vans (c) Play Vans Big (d) Big Play Vans
- 15.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) means something to you (c) is very long (d) has no pattern
- 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: lamp, bucket, jalebi? (a) Bakes Love Jeeps (b) Bakes Jeeps Love (c) Love Bakes Jeeps (d) Jeeps Bakes Love
- 17.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
- 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 683304219416. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6833 3042 19416 (b) 6833 0429 416 (c) 6833 0421 9461 (d) 6833 0421 9416
- 20.True or false: “tell” rhymes with “bell”. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bee (b) bite (c) swing (d) run
- 22.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
- 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
- 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a silly, funny one (b) one with no picture (c) a very long one (d) a dull, plain one
- 25.🎵 Which word does “fun” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) sun (c) cake (d) night
- 26.📅 The digits 16061953 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 160/619/53 (b) 1606/19/53 (c) 16/06/1953 (d) 16/0619/53
- 27.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 28.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the list is short (b) you like spelling (c) there is no list (d) the letters make no word
- 29.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “Pink Aunty Inside Seven ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Aunty (b) Frogs (c) Tiny (d) Lazy
- 30.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
- 31.True or false: “white” rhymes with “clock”. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
- 33.🎵 Which word does “spring” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) clock (c) king (d) rain
- 34.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “___ Silly Love Funny”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Wet (b) Funny (c) Rani (d) Inside
- 35.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 194 and 7 (b) 1 9 4 7 (c) 1 and 947 (d) 19 and 47
- 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, radio, parrot, spoon, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RPSWF (b) FRPSW (c) RFPSW (d) WSPRF
- 37.🎵 Which word does “lane” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) cake (c) sun (d) clock
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 6530952213. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 653 095 221 (b) 653 095 22133 (c) 653 095 2213 (d) 563 095 2213
- 39.🎵 Which word does “well” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) cake (c) sun (d) bell
- 40.✏️ 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
Answer key
- Pink
- True
- OCVI
- Kids Rani Cats
- done
- splitting into groups
- Nani Seven Dad
- VIBGYOR
- Eat Lions Pink All
- north
- an acronym
- Bunny Nani Ice
- 24/12/1971
- Big Play Vans
- means something to you
- Love Bakes Jeeps
- February
- PAISA
- 6833 0421 9416
- True
- bite
- a rhyme
- condensation
- a silly, funny one
- sun
- 16/06/1953
- 4
- the letters make no word
- Aunty
- precipitation
- False
- larva
- king
- Rani
- 19 and 47
- FRPSW
- rain
- 653 095 2213
- bell
- initials match the list
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