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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 412 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
  2. 2.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) knock (b) spell (c) rock (d) lock
  3. 3.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sing (b) smell (c) bright (d) tea
  4. 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. 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. 6.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lock (b) fight (c) white (d) light
  7. 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. 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. 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. 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. 11.🎵 Which word does “sell” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) tree (c) bell (d) cake
  12. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 17.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bright (b) key (c) lake (d) swing
  18. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 25.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  26. 26.🎵 Which word does “thing” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) cake (c) king (d) rain
  27. 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. 28.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  29. 29.True or false: “thing” rhymes with “bell”. (a) True (b) False
  30. 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. 31.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  32. 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. 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. 34.🔢 What is chunking? (a) writing it twice (b) saying it backwards (c) splitting into groups (d) reading very fast
  35. 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. 36.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) well (b) run (c) white (d) lock
  37. 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. 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. 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. 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

  1. first letters as a word
  2. spell
  3. tea
  4. 693 717 8170
  5. KSCA
  6. lock
  7. 19/11/1981
  8. initials match the list
  9. blue
  10. three chunks, not ten
  11. bell
  12. 01/02/1974
  13. Ants Fly Play
  14. Ants
  15. sound patterns stick
  16. Jolly Tiny Only
  17. lake
  18. Jeeps Toys Wins
  19. a silly, funny one
  20. 867 983 7721
  21. condensation
  22. green
  23. 19/05/1976
  24. 15/12/2006
  25. 4
  26. king
  27. AANSAEA
  28. 4
  29. False
  30. ITVF
  31. 9
  32. ECPC
  33. 06/08/1950
  34. splitting into groups
  35. LTCR
  36. lock
  37. 27/02/1980
  38. 03/06/1993
  39. chunking
  40. Sing Wise Grab

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