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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 452 · 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 a first-letter sentence? (a) initials match the list (b) a rhyme about cats (c) a list of numbers (d) a very long word
  2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Runs Lazy Funny (b) Runs Sing Lazy Funny (c) Sing Lazy Funny Runs (d) Funny Lazy Sing Runs
  3. 3.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bake (b) shake (c) brain (d) snake
  4. 4.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the list is short (b) there is no list (c) you like spelling (d) the letters make no word
  5. 5.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
  6. 6.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 571237969. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 571 237 7969 (b) 571 237 969 (c) 712 379 69 (d) 517 237 969
  8. 8.📅 The digits 07101993 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0710/19/93 (b) 07/10/1993 (c) 07/1019/93 (d) 071/019/93
  9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, inkpot, whistle, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IWGN (b) INWG (c) NIWG (d) GWIN
  10. 10.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) three chunks, not ten (c) it is a smaller number (d) it is printed bigger
  11. 11.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in ABC order (b) backwards (c) in any order (d) in the same order
  12. 12.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) never say it (b) change it each day (c) say it aloud often (d) read it once silently
  14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
  16. 16.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
  17. 17.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
  18. 18.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a times-table rhyme
  19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Runs Lions Funny (b) Funny Lions Seven Runs (c) Seven Lions Funny Runs (d) Runs Seven Lions Funny
  20. 20.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
  21. 21.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for frog, ice cream, ant, goat, needle is “Fly ___ All Goats Neat”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Grab (b) Cook (c) Ice (d) Wet
  22. 22.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 387465094. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 378 465 094 (b) 387 465 94 (c) 388 746 5094 (d) 387 465 094
  24. 24.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📅 The digits 05101976 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 051/019/76 (b) 0510/19/76 (c) 05/10/1976 (d) 05/1019/76
  26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CEPC
  27. 27.True or false: “sea” rhymes with “bell”. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
  29. 29.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) tell (b) train (c) spell (d) well
  30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
  31. 31.📅 The digits 01042004 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 010/420/04 (b) 01/0420/04 (c) 01/04/2004 (d) 0104/20/04
  32. 32.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  33. 33.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) shake (b) bake (c) snake (d) won
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, radio, ball, ant, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBAGI (b) IRBAG (c) GABRI (d) RIBAG
  35. 35.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
  36. 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 254929659939. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2549 2965 9939 (b) 2554 9296 59939 (c) 2542 9659 939 (d) 2549 2956 9939
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, nest, duck, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NRDA (b) NDAR (c) RNDA (d) ADNR
  38. 38.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Southern
  39. 39.📅 The digits 05041955 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 05/0419/55 (b) 0504/19/55 (c) 050/419/55 (d) 05/04/1955
  40. 40.📅 The digits 23021967 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 230/219/67 (b) 2302/19/67 (c) 23/0219/67 (d) 23/02/1967

Answer key

  1. initials match the list
  2. Runs Sing Lazy Funny
  3. brain
  4. the letters make no word
  5. January
  6. True
  7. 571 237 969
  8. 07/10/1993
  9. NIWG
  10. three chunks, not ten
  11. in the same order
  12. False
  13. say it aloud often
  14. a first-letter sentence
  15. JFMA
  16. white
  17. precipitation
  18. a first-letter sentence
  19. Runs Seven Lions Funny
  20. the rainbow colours
  21. Ice
  22. 6
  23. 387 465 094
  24. False
  25. 05/10/1976
  26. ECPC
  27. False
  28. chunking
  29. train
  30. NESW
  31. 01/04/2004
  32. 8
  33. won
  34. IRBAG
  35. one word holds a list
  36. 2549 2965 9939
  37. RNDA
  38. Arctic
  39. 05/04/1955
  40. 23/02/1967

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