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 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.✏️ 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.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) only pictures (c) nothing at all (d) numbers and letter lists
- 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.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) tell (b) run (c) string (d) shock
- 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.🔢 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.True or false: “bite” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “done” rhymes with “sun”. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔤 “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.✏️ 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.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 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.🧰 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.🧰 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.📝 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.🔤 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.✏️ 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.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 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.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🎵 Which word does “lane” rhyme with? (a) king (b) clock (c) rain (d) bell
- 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.🧰 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.✏️ 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.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the oceans
- 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.🔤 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
- 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.🔢 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.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) shake (b) sell (c) kite (d) chain
- 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.🔤 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.🔤 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.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
- 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
- MVEMJSUN
- a silly, funny one
- numbers and letter lists
- North America
- shock
- evaporation
- 767 529 0430
- True
- Ants Vans Bunny
- True
- VIBGYOR
- west
- initials match the list
- 5
- in the same order
- a first-letter sentence
- a first-letter sentence
- DBUWV
- SWG
- Red Sing Lazy Funny
- True
- Uncle
- False
- WCNP
- rain
- Mars
- a rhyme
- Love
- the rainbow colours
- 229 206 2540
- AANSAEA
- a list in a fixed order
- 20/02/1959
- 876 651 5352
- kite
- green
- one word holds a list
- NESW
- False
- 27/09/2015
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