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 rhymes with “night”? (a) write (b) brain (c) spell (d) won
- 2.🎵 Which word does “thing” rhyme with? (a) king (b) cake (c) bell (d) night
- 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.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) only pictures (c) nothing at all (d) numbers and letter lists
- 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.🔤 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
- 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.📝 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.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) steps (b) songs (c) games (d) tricks
- 11.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 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.🧰 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.True or false: “string” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) fight (b) tea (c) bite (d) bright
- 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.✏️ 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.✏️ 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.🔤 “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.🎵 Which word does “spell” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) cake (c) clock (d) night
- 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.📅 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.✏️ 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.✏️ 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.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) chain (b) spring (c) make (d) tell
- 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.📝 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.📅 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.🔢 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.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Eight planets spin around the Sun; Mercury is the closest ___.” (a) world (b) one (c) star (d) planet
- 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.✏️ 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.🔢 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.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) thing (b) smell (c) sock (d) free
- 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.📅 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.✏️ 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.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) sock (b) bee (c) three (d) sea
- 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.🔢 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
- write
- king
- an acronym
- numbers and letter lists
- a rhyme
- PAISA
- a list in a fixed order
- 19 and 47
- MWJNL
- tricks
- 3
- 235 712 584
- chunking
- False
- tea
- a silly, funny one
- the letters make no word
- Lions
- leaf
- bell
- 682 998 600
- 04/08/2002
- Eat Crazy Play Cats
- Nani Eight Sing Wise
- make
- chunking
- NCBS
- 21/03/2017
- 3013 6840 0244
- one
- Aunty
- Lazy
- means something to you
- thing
- 3912 3322 3282
- 13/12/2005
- initials match the list
- sock
- SWG
- 4215 2438 1013
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