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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 392 · 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.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bee (b) tea (c) rock (d) knee
  3. 3.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “My Vines ___ Mice Jolly Sing Under Nani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Wise (b) Eight (c) Lions (d) Young
  4. 4.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) rock (b) block (c) light (d) sock
  5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
  7. 7.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) initials match the list (c) a rhyme about cats (d) a very long word
  9. 9.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the letters make no word (b) the list is short (c) there is no list (d) you like spelling
  10. 10.📅 The digits 19062004 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1906/20/04 (b) 190/620/04 (c) 19/0620/04 (d) 19/06/2004
  11. 11.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
  13. 13.🎵 Which word does “won” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) rain (c) sun (d) night
  14. 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 474806033. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 474 806 033 (b) 447 480 6033 (c) 447 806 033 (d) 474 060 33
  15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pigs Lions Eat (b) Lions Pigs All Eat (c) Eat Lions Pigs All (d) Lions Eat Pigs All
  16. 16.📅 The digits 27031973 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 27/0319/73 (b) 27/03/1973 (c) 2703/19/73 (d) 270/319/73
  17. 17.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
  18. 18.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  19. 19.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) spell (b) sell (c) knock (d) smell
  20. 20.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) spell (b) main (c) smell (d) tell
  21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 339973798. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 393 973 798 (b) 339 973 798 (c) 339 973 78 (d) 339 973 7998
  22. 22.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) three chunks, not ten (b) it is printed bigger (c) it is a smaller number (d) it has fewer digits
  23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) SWG
  24. 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  25. 25.📅 The digits 22042014 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 22/04/2014 (b) 220/420/14 (c) 2204/20/14 (d) 22/0420/14
  26. 26.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) fun (b) kite (c) white (d) light
  27. 27.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  28. 28.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  29. 29.True or false: “lock” rhymes with “clock”. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “___ Aunty Nine Silly Aunty Every Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Frogs (b) Ants (c) Ice (d) Goats
  31. 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 8452560376. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 845 526 0376 (b) 845 256 03766 (c) 845 256 376 (d) 845 256 0376
  32. 32.🎵 Which word does “bee” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) rain (c) tree (d) sun
  33. 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a very long one (b) one with no picture (c) a silly, funny one (d) a dull, plain one
  34. 34.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
  35. 35.🎵 Which word does “shock” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) king (c) night (d) clock
  36. 36.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  37. 37.True or false: “bake” rhymes with “king”. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎵 Which word does “chain” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) clock (c) cake (d) sun
  39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, tomato, guava? (a) Up Toys Green (b) Green Toys Up (c) Toys Green Up (d) Toys Up Green
  40. 40.True or false: “sea” rhymes with “tree”. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. rock
  3. Eight
  4. light
  5. first letters as a word
  6. AANSAEA
  7. False
  8. initials match the list
  9. the letters make no word
  10. 19/06/2004
  11. precipitation
  12. PAISA
  13. sun
  14. 474 806 033
  15. Eat Lions Pigs All
  16. 27/03/1973
  17. what each letter means
  18. 4
  19. knock
  20. main
  21. 339 973 798
  22. three chunks, not ten
  23. SWG
  24. an acronym
  25. 22/04/2014
  26. fun
  27. 5
  28. 5
  29. True
  30. Ants
  31. 845 256 0376
  32. tree
  33. a silly, funny one
  34. April
  35. clock
  36. 7
  37. False
  38. rain
  39. Up Toys Green
  40. True

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