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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
- 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, bucket, umpire, kite, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJUKS (b) JBUKS (c) BUKSJ (d) SKUBJ
- 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Frogs Jump My All (b) All My Frogs Jump (c) Frogs My All Jump (d) Jump Frogs My All
- 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
- 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
- 6.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📅 The digits 10061981 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 10/06/1981 (b) 100/619/81 (c) 10/0619/81 (d) 1006/19/81
- 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, nest, parrot? (a) Play Neat Owls (b) Neat Play Owls (c) Owls Neat Play (d) Neat Owls Play
- 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, ladder, coconut, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCLS (b) LCJS (c) LSCJ (d) SLCJ
- 10.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wise Neat (b) Neat Every Sing Wise (c) Every Neat Sing Wise (d) Wise Sing Every Neat
- 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eat Sing Wins Nine (b) Wins Sing Eat Nine (c) Nine Eat Sing Wins (d) Eat Nine Sing Wins
- 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
- 14.📅 The digits 13101978 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 13/10/1978 (b) 13/1019/78 (c) 1310/19/78 (d) 131/019/78
- 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
- 16.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
- 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, rope, jug, flute, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRJFA (b) AFJRG (c) RJFAG (d) RGJFA
- 19.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 301521073226. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3015 2107 326 (b) 3015 2107 3226 (c) 3015 2107 33226 (d) 3015 2170 3226
- 21.🔤 “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
- 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 971937148943. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9771 9371 48943 (b) 9179 3714 8943 (c) 9719 3714 8943 (d) 7193 7148 943
- 23.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for lamp, coconut, whistle, flute is “Lazy Cats ___ Funny”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Aunty (b) Jeeps (c) Wins (d) Rani
- 24.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the list is short (b) there is no list (c) the letters make no word (d) you like spelling
- 25.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) a list of numbers (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
- 26.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, radio, drum, orange, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VRDOG (b) RVDOG (c) RDOGV (d) GODRV
- 28.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a very long one (b) a silly, funny one (c) a dull, plain one (d) one with no picture
- 30.📅 The digits 11032023 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1103/20/23 (b) 11/03/2023 (c) 110/320/23 (d) 11/0320/23
- 31.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
- 32.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Twelve twelves make one forty-four, learn it once and then once ___.” (a) fast (b) more (c) twice (d) again
- 33.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) three chunks, not ten (b) it has fewer digits (c) it is printed bigger (d) it is a smaller number
- 34.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) wing (b) knock (c) kite (d) free
- 35.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
- 36.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “All All Nine Silly Ants ___ Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Eight (b) Rani (c) Uncle (d) Inside
- 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: guava, inkpot, doll? (a) Ink Grab Dogs (b) Grab Ink Dogs (c) Ink Dogs Grab (d) Dogs Ink Grab
- 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Frogs Lazy Seven Rani (b) Rani Seven Lazy Frogs (c) Seven Rani Lazy Frogs (d) Seven Lazy Frogs Rani
- 39.🎵 Which word does “fight” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) tree (c) night (d) king
- 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, kite, sock, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KPSA (b) ASKP (c) PKSA (d) KSAP
Answer key
- an acronym
- JBUKS
- Jump Frogs My All
- ELPA
- a first-letter sentence
- False
- 10/06/1981
- Owls Neat Play
- SLCJ
- 9
- Neat Every Sing Wise
- Nine Eat Sing Wins
- NESW
- 13/10/1978
- SWG
- False
- first letters as a word
- GRJFA
- a memory trick
- 3015 2107 3226
- saffron
- 9719 3714 8943
- Wins
- the letters make no word
- initials match the list
- what each letter means
- VRDOG
- 5
- a silly, funny one
- 11/03/2023
- the rainbow colours
- more
- three chunks, not ten
- kite
- egg
- Eight
- Grab Ink Dogs
- Rani Seven Lazy Frogs
- night
- PKSA
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