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.✏️ 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.✏️ 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.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bake (b) shake (c) brain (d) snake
- 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.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
- 6.True or false: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 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.📅 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.📝 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.🔢 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.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in ABC order (b) backwards (c) in any order (d) in the same order
- 12.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧰 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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
- 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.🔤 “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.🧰 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.✏️ 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.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
- 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.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 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.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔤 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.True or false: “sea” rhymes with “bell”. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) tell (b) train (c) spell (d) well
- 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.📅 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.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 33.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) shake (b) bake (c) snake (d) won
- 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.🔤 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.🔢 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.📝 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.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Southern
- 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.📅 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
- initials match the list
- Runs Sing Lazy Funny
- brain
- the letters make no word
- January
- True
- 571 237 969
- 07/10/1993
- NIWG
- three chunks, not ten
- in the same order
- False
- say it aloud often
- a first-letter sentence
- JFMA
- white
- precipitation
- a first-letter sentence
- Runs Seven Lions Funny
- the rainbow colours
- Ice
- 6
- 387 465 094
- False
- 05/10/1976
- ECPC
- False
- chunking
- train
- NESW
- 01/04/2004
- 8
- won
- IRBAG
- one word holds a list
- 2549 2965 9939
- RNDA
- Arctic
- 05/04/1955
- 23/02/1967
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