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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 430 · 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 rhymes with “night”? (a) write (b) brain (c) spell (d) won
  2. 2.🎵 Which word does “thing” rhyme with? (a) king (b) cake (c) bell (d) night
  3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
  4. 4.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) only pictures (c) nothing at all (d) numbers and letter lists
  5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
  7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
  8. 8.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 194 and 7 (b) 1 and 947 (c) 1 9 4 7 (d) 19 and 47
  9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, whistle, jug, needle, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWJNL (b) WMJNL (c) LNJWM (d) WJNLM
  10. 10.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) steps (b) songs (c) games (d) tricks
  11. 11.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 235712584. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 235 712 2584 (b) 235 715 284 (c) 235 725 84 (d) 235 712 584
  13. 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
  14. 14.True or false: “string” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) fight (b) tea (c) bite (d) bright
  16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a very long one (b) a silly, funny one (c) one with no picture (d) a dull, plain one
  17. 17.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) the letters make no word (c) there is no list (d) the list is short
  18. 18.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Rani Seven ___ Funny”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Nani (b) Wise (c) Ants (d) Lions
  19. 19.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) flower (d) stem
  20. 20.🎵 Which word does “spell” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) cake (c) clock (d) night
  21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 682998600. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 682 998 600 (b) 682 998 6000 (c) 628 998 600 (d) 682 998 00
  22. 22.📅 The digits 04082002 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 040/820/02 (b) 0408/20/02 (c) 04/0820/02 (d) 04/08/2002
  23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Eat Play Cats (b) Cats Play Crazy Eat (c) Crazy Play Cats Eat (d) Eat Crazy Play Cats
  24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Eight Sing Wise (b) Eight Sing Wise Nani (c) Eight Nani Sing Wise (d) Wise Sing Eight Nani
  25. 25.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) chain (b) spring (c) make (d) tell
  26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, cat, banana, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCBS (b) SBCN (c) CNBS (d) CBSN
  28. 28.📅 The digits 21032017 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2103/20/17 (b) 21/0320/17 (c) 210/320/17 (d) 21/03/2017
  29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 301368400244. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3013 8640 0244 (b) 3013 6884 00244 (c) 3013 6840 0244 (d) 3013 8400 244
  30. 30.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Eight planets spin around the Sun; Mercury is the closest ___.” (a) world (b) one (c) star (d) planet
  31. 31.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for apple, monkey, goat, fan is “___ Mice Green Frogs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Lazy (b) Goats (c) Dogs (d) Aunty
  32. 32.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Runs Seven ___ Frogs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Dogs (b) Lazy (c) Big (d) Wise
  33. 33.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) is very long (b) changes daily (c) means something to you (d) has no pattern
  34. 34.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) thing (b) smell (c) sock (d) free
  35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 391233223282. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3912 3223 282 (b) 3911 2332 23282 (c) 3912 3322 3282 (d) 3912 3323 2282
  36. 36.📅 The digits 13122005 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 13/1220/05 (b) 131/220/05 (c) 1312/20/05 (d) 13/12/2005
  37. 37.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) a list of numbers (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
  38. 38.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) sock (b) bee (c) three (d) sea
  39. 39.🔤 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
  40. 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 421524381013. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4215 2433 81013 (b) 4215 2438 1013 (c) 4125 2438 1013 (d) 4252 4381 013

Answer key

  1. write
  2. king
  3. an acronym
  4. numbers and letter lists
  5. a rhyme
  6. PAISA
  7. a list in a fixed order
  8. 19 and 47
  9. MWJNL
  10. tricks
  11. 3
  12. 235 712 584
  13. chunking
  14. False
  15. tea
  16. a silly, funny one
  17. the letters make no word
  18. Lions
  19. leaf
  20. bell
  21. 682 998 600
  22. 04/08/2002
  23. Eat Crazy Play Cats
  24. Nani Eight Sing Wise
  25. make
  26. chunking
  27. NCBS
  28. 21/03/2017
  29. 3013 6840 0244
  30. one
  31. Aunty
  32. Lazy
  33. means something to you
  34. thing
  35. 3912 3322 3282
  36. 13/12/2005
  37. initials match the list
  38. sock
  39. SWG
  40. 4215 2438 1013

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