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 word does “wing” rhyme with? (a) king (b) cake (c) sun (d) night
- 2.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) rock (b) write (c) shock (d) run
- 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
- 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
- 6.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is a smaller number (b) it is printed bigger (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it has fewer digits
- 7.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) initials match the list (b) a very long word (c) a rhyme about cats (d) a list of numbers
- 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Crazy Pigs Crazy (b) Crazy Pigs Crazy Eight (c) Eight Crazy Crazy Pigs (d) Crazy Eight Pigs Crazy
- 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, rose, lemon, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ULRO (b) RLUO (c) ORLU (d) ROLU
- 10.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, inkpot, frog, watch, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NWFIC (b) ICFWN (c) IFWNC (d) CIFWN
- 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, needle, tent, goat, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DNTGV (b) VGTND (c) NTGVD (d) NDTGV
- 13.📅 The digits 09101975 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 09/10/1975 (b) 09/1019/75 (c) 0910/19/75 (d) 091/019/75
- 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
- 16.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
- 17.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
- 18.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only pictures (b) nothing at all (c) only numbers (d) numbers and letter lists
- 19.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
- 20.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
- 21.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) the list is short (c) there is no list (d) the letters make no word
- 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, pencil, anchor, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PAKU (b) UPAK (c) PUAK (d) KAPU
- 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
- 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Crazy Every (b) Crazy Play Cook Every (c) Crazy Every Play Cook (d) Every Crazy Play Cook
- 25.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for January, February, March, April is “Jolly ___ My Ants”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Grab (b) Sing (c) Funny (d) Mum
- 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Runs Seven Lions Fly (b) Seven Runs Lions Fly (c) Fly Lions Seven Runs (d) Seven Lions Fly Runs
- 27.🔢 What is chunking? (a) reading very fast (b) writing it twice (c) saying it backwards (d) splitting into groups
- 28.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
- 29.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) make (b) snake (c) three (d) white
- 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, radio, glass, frog, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBGFT (b) RGFTB (c) TFGRB (d) BRGFT
- 31.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
- 32.📅 The digits 18111987 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1811/19/87 (b) 181/119/87 (c) 18/11/1987 (d) 18/1119/87
- 33.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) date chunks (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a times-table rhyme (d) chunking
- 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
- 35.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) main (b) write (c) sea (d) chain
- 36.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) one (b) bun (c) ton (d) rake
- 37.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) has no pattern (b) changes daily (c) means something to you (d) is very long
- 38.🎵 Which word does “fight” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) clock (c) night (d) tree
- 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
- 40.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) precipitation
Answer key
- king
- True
- run
- a first-letter sentence
- an acronym
- three chunks, not ten
- initials match the list
- Eight Crazy Pigs Crazy
- ORLU
- 2
- CIFWN
- DNTGV
- 09/10/1975
- False
- the rainbow colours
- a rhyme
- a rhyme
- numbers and letter lists
- Mercury
- evaporation
- the letters make no word
- UPAK
- ECPC
- Every Crazy Play Cook
- Funny
- Runs Seven Lions Fly
- splitting into groups
- stem
- white
- BRGFT
- Pacific
- 18/11/1987
- a first-letter sentence
- SWG
- sea
- rake
- means something to you
- night
- VIBGYOR
- precipitation
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