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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 407 · 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 word does “wing” rhyme with? (a) king (b) cake (c) sun (d) night
  2. 2.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) rock (b) write (c) shock (d) run
  4. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 10.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  11. 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. 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. 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. 14.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
  16. 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. 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. 18.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only pictures (b) nothing at all (c) only numbers (d) numbers and letter lists
  19. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 27.🔢 What is chunking? (a) reading very fast (b) writing it twice (c) saying it backwards (d) splitting into groups
  28. 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. 29.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) make (b) snake (c) three (d) white
  30. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 35.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) main (b) write (c) sea (d) chain
  36. 36.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) one (b) bun (c) ton (d) rake
  37. 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. 38.🎵 Which word does “fight” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) clock (c) night (d) tree
  39. 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. 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

  1. king
  2. True
  3. run
  4. a first-letter sentence
  5. an acronym
  6. three chunks, not ten
  7. initials match the list
  8. Eight Crazy Pigs Crazy
  9. ORLU
  10. 2
  11. CIFWN
  12. DNTGV
  13. 09/10/1975
  14. False
  15. the rainbow colours
  16. a rhyme
  17. a rhyme
  18. numbers and letter lists
  19. Mercury
  20. evaporation
  21. the letters make no word
  22. UPAK
  23. ECPC
  24. Every Crazy Play Cook
  25. Funny
  26. Runs Seven Lions Fly
  27. splitting into groups
  28. stem
  29. white
  30. BRGFT
  31. Pacific
  32. 18/11/1987
  33. a first-letter sentence
  34. SWG
  35. sea
  36. rake
  37. means something to you
  38. night
  39. VIBGYOR
  40. precipitation

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