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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 377 · 40 questions
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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 6.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  7. 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. 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. 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. 10.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  11. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 16.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
  18. 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. 19.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a long book (b) a kind of pen (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
  20. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 28.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  29. 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. 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. 31.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
  32. 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. 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. 34.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) wing (b) knock (c) kite (d) free
  35. 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. 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. 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. 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. 39.🎵 Which word does “fight” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) tree (c) night (d) king
  40. 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

  1. an acronym
  2. JBUKS
  3. Jump Frogs My All
  4. ELPA
  5. a first-letter sentence
  6. False
  7. 10/06/1981
  8. Owls Neat Play
  9. SLCJ
  10. 9
  11. Neat Every Sing Wise
  12. Nine Eat Sing Wins
  13. NESW
  14. 13/10/1978
  15. SWG
  16. False
  17. first letters as a word
  18. GRJFA
  19. a memory trick
  20. 3015 2107 3226
  21. saffron
  22. 9719 3714 8943
  23. Wins
  24. the letters make no word
  25. initials match the list
  26. what each letter means
  27. VRDOG
  28. 5
  29. a silly, funny one
  30. 11/03/2023
  31. the rainbow colours
  32. more
  33. three chunks, not ten
  34. kite
  35. egg
  36. Eight
  37. Grab Ink Dogs
  38. Rani Seven Lazy Frogs
  39. night
  40. PKSA

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