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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 493 · 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 acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
  2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a dull, plain one (c) a very long one (d) a silly, funny one
  3. 3.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) only pictures (c) nothing at all (d) numbers and letter lists
  4. 4.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Australia (b) North America (c) Africa (d) Antarctica
  5. 5.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) tell (b) run (c) string (d) shock
  6. 6.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
  7. 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 7675290430. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 775 290 430 (b) 767 529 0430 (c) 766 752 90430 (d) 767 529 4030
  8. 8.True or false: “bite” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, van, banana? (a) Vans Bunny Ants (b) Bunny Vans Ants (c) Ants Vans Bunny (d) Vans Ants Bunny
  10. 10.True or false: “done” rhymes with “sun”. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
  12. 12.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  13. 13.✏️ 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
  14. 14.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  15. 15.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) in ABC order (c) in the same order (d) backwards
  16. 16.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a times-table rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
  17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
  18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, ball, urn, wallet, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DBUWV (b) BDUWV (c) VWUBD (d) BUWVD
  19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
  20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Red Lazy Funny (b) Sing Lazy Funny Red (c) Funny Lazy Sing Red (d) Red Sing Lazy Funny
  21. 21.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for nest, onion, umpire, bucket, cat is “Nani Owls ___ Bunny Cats”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Ink (b) Seven (c) Aunty (d) Uncle
  23. 23.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, coconut, net, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WCNP (b) CWNP (c) PNCW (d) CNPW
  25. 25.🎵 Which word does “lane” rhyme with? (a) king (b) clock (c) rain (d) bell
  26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
  28. 28.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Red Silly ___ Funny”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Cook (b) Eat (c) Yum (d) Love
  29. 29.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the oceans
  30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 2292062540. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 222 906 2540 (b) 229 206 2540 (c) 229 920 62540 (d) 229 062 540
  31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
  32. 32.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
  33. 33.📅 The digits 20021959 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 20/0219/59 (b) 200/219/59 (c) 2002/19/59 (d) 20/02/1959
  34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 8766515352. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 876 615 5352 (b) 876 651 5352 (c) 876 651 552 (d) 887 665 15352
  35. 35.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) shake (b) sell (c) kite (d) chain
  36. 36.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
  37. 37.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
  38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
  39. 39.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📅 The digits 27092015 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2709/20/15 (b) 27/0920/15 (c) 27/09/2015 (d) 270/920/15

Answer key

  1. MVEMJSUN
  2. a silly, funny one
  3. numbers and letter lists
  4. North America
  5. shock
  6. evaporation
  7. 767 529 0430
  8. True
  9. Ants Vans Bunny
  10. True
  11. VIBGYOR
  12. west
  13. initials match the list
  14. 5
  15. in the same order
  16. a first-letter sentence
  17. a first-letter sentence
  18. DBUWV
  19. SWG
  20. Red Sing Lazy Funny
  21. True
  22. Uncle
  23. False
  24. WCNP
  25. rain
  26. Mars
  27. a rhyme
  28. Love
  29. the rainbow colours
  30. 229 206 2540
  31. AANSAEA
  32. a list in a fixed order
  33. 20/02/1959
  34. 876 651 5352
  35. kite
  36. green
  37. one word holds a list
  38. NESW
  39. False
  40. 27/09/2015

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