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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
- 2.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) knock (b) spell (c) rock (d) lock
- 3.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sing (b) smell (c) bright (d) tea
- 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 6937178170. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 697 317 8170 (b) 693 717 817 (c) 693 711 78170 (d) 693 717 8170
- 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, sock, coconut, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCAK (b) SKCA (c) KSCA (d) ACSK
- 6.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lock (b) fight (c) white (d) light
- 7.📅 The digits 19111981 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/11/1981 (b) 19/1119/81 (c) 191/119/81 (d) 1911/19/81
- 8.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) initials match the list (b) a rhyme about cats (c) a very long word (d) a list of numbers
- 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) violet (c) green (d) orange
- 10.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is a smaller number (b) it has fewer digits (c) it is printed bigger (d) three chunks, not ten
- 11.🎵 Which word does “sell” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) tree (c) bell (d) cake
- 12.📅 The digits 01021974 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 01/02/1974 (b) 0102/19/74 (c) 010/219/74 (d) 01/0219/74
- 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, frog, pillow? (a) Ants Fly Play (b) Fly Play Ants (c) Play Fly Ants (d) Fly Ants Play
- 14.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for January, February, March, April is “Jeeps Fly My ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Yum (b) Goats (c) Ants (d) Jump
- 15.🎵 Why do rhymes help memory? (a) they are always true (b) sound patterns stick (c) they are longer (d) they need no practice
- 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, tomato, orange? (a) Only Tiny Jolly (b) Tiny Jolly Only (c) Jolly Tiny Only (d) Tiny Only Jolly
- 17.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bright (b) key (c) lake (d) swing
- 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, tomato, whistle? (a) Wins Toys Jeeps (b) Toys Wins Jeeps (c) Toys Jeeps Wins (d) Jeeps Toys Wins
- 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a dull, plain one (c) a very long one (d) a silly, funny one
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 8679837721. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 867 983 7721 (b) 867 983 37721 (c) 867 983 7712 (d) 679 837 721
- 21.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
- 22.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) indigo (b) orange (c) green (d) violet
- 23.📅 The digits 19051976 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/0519/76 (b) 190/519/76 (c) 1905/19/76 (d) 19/05/1976
- 24.📅 The digits 15122006 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1512/20/06 (b) 15/1220/06 (c) 151/220/06 (d) 15/12/2006
- 25.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 26.🎵 Which word does “thing” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) cake (c) king (d) rain
- 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
- 28.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 29.True or false: “thing” rhymes with “bell”. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, tomato, van, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ITVF (b) TVFI (c) TIVF (d) FVTI
- 31.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
- 33.📅 The digits 06081950 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 06/0819/50 (b) 060/819/50 (c) 0608/19/50 (d) 06/08/1950
- 34.🔢 What is chunking? (a) writing it twice (b) saying it backwards (c) splitting into groups (d) reading very fast
- 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, tomato, cat, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCRL (b) LTCR (c) RCTL (d) TLCR
- 36.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) well (b) run (c) white (d) lock
- 37.📅 The digits 27021980 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 27/02/1980 (b) 2702/19/80 (c) 27/0219/80 (d) 270/219/80
- 38.📅 The digits 03061993 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 030/619/93 (b) 0306/19/93 (c) 03/0619/93 (d) 03/06/1993
- 39.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
- 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Grab Sing (b) Sing Wise Grab (c) Wise Sing Grab (d) Grab Wise Sing
Answer key
- first letters as a word
- spell
- tea
- 693 717 8170
- KSCA
- lock
- 19/11/1981
- initials match the list
- blue
- three chunks, not ten
- bell
- 01/02/1974
- Ants Fly Play
- Ants
- sound patterns stick
- Jolly Tiny Only
- lake
- Jeeps Toys Wins
- a silly, funny one
- 867 983 7721
- condensation
- green
- 19/05/1976
- 15/12/2006
- 4
- king
- AANSAEA
- 4
- False
- ITVF
- 9
- ECPC
- 06/08/1950
- splitting into groups
- LTCR
- lock
- 27/02/1980
- 03/06/1993
- chunking
- Sing Wise Grab
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