Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 451 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, coconut, van? (a) Cats Vines Dance (b) Dance Cats Vines (c) Cats Dance Vines (d) Vines Cats Dance
2. 2.📅 The digits 24101969 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 241/019/69 (b) 24/1019/69 (c) 24/10/1969 (d) 2410/19/69
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
4. 4.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) wake (b) block (c) sea (d) ring
5. 5.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
6. 6.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bite (b) key (c) knee (d) sea
7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 628795091828. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6289 5091 828 (b) 6287 9501 9828 (c) 6228 7950 91828 (d) 6287 9509 1828
8. 8.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
9. 9.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is ___.” (a) true (b) right (c) known (d) clear
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Silly Wise Nine (b) Nine Every Silly Wise (c) Every Nine Silly Wise (d) Wise Silly Every Nine
11. 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wins Seven (b) Seven Wins Goats (c) Wins Goats Seven (d) Wins Seven Goats
12. 12.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) has no pattern (c) changes daily (d) is very long
13. 13.📅 The digits 05012016 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 05/01/2016 (b) 05/0120/16 (c) 050/120/16 (d) 0501/20/16
14. 14.🎵 Which word does “sea” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) sun (c) tree (d) bell
15. 15.True or false: “shell” rhymes with “bell”. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 782132622681. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7823 1262 2681 (b) 7882 1326 22681 (c) 7821 2622 681 (d) 7821 3262 2681
19. 19.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for candle, igloo, wallet, apple, fan is “Crazy ___ Wise All Funny”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Fly (b) All (c) Ink (d) Dogs
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, duck, mango, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDMB (b) DMBP (c) DPMB (d) BMDP
22. 22.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in ABC order (b) in any order (c) backwards (d) in the same order
23. 23.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
24. 24.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) the list is short (c) the letters make no word (d) there is no list
25. 25.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bee (b) free (c) sing (d) sea
26. 26.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for saffron, white, green is “___ Wins Grab”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Sing (b) Ants (c) Mum (d) Wins
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, needle, whistle, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LWNI (b) NWLI (c) NIWL (d) INWL
28. 28.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
30. 30.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
32. 32.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 119068497. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 119 068 47 (b) 119 068 479 (c) 119 068 8497 (d) 119 068 497
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a dull, plain one (c) a silly, funny one (d) a very long one
36. 36.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a rhyme about cats (b) a very long word (c) initials match the list (d) a list of numbers
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
38. 38.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
39. 39.True or false: “knee” rhymes with “bell”. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎵 Which word does “white” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) night (c) clock (d) sun

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