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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tiger, inkpot, wallet? (a) Inside Tea Wise (b) Wise Inside Tea (c) Inside Wise Tea (d) Tea Inside Wise
- 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
- 3.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for north, east, south, west is “Nine ___ Sing Wise”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Funny (b) Jeeps (c) Eight (d) Yaks
- 4.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) it is a smaller number (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it is printed bigger
- 6.🎵 Which word does “ring” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) sun (c) king (d) clock
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 951552334479. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5915 5233 4479 (b) 9515 5233 447 (c) 9551 5523 34479 (d) 9515 5233 4479
- 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
- 9.🔤 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
- 10.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
- 11.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) you like spelling (c) the letters make no word (d) the list is short
- 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
- 13.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
- 14.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 16.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red is “Very ___ Bunny Goats Yum Old Runs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Up (b) Yum (c) Eat (d) Ice
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 446279056522. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4466 2790 56522 (b) 4462 7905 522 (c) 4462 7905 6522 (d) 4426 7905 6522
- 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a silly, funny one (b) a very long one (c) one with no picture (d) a dull, plain one
- 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Antarctica (c) Europe (d) South America
- 20.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Southern
- 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 392231542. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 399 223 1542 (b) 322 315 42 (c) 392 231 524 (d) 392 231 542
- 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Pink Cook Eight (b) Eight Crazy Pink Cook (c) Cook Pink Crazy Eight (d) Crazy Eight Pink Cook
- 24.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for frog, parrot, candle, nest, ice cream is “Frogs Pink Cats Nine ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Ink (b) Wet (c) Under (d) Kind
- 25.📅 The digits 19031999 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 190/319/99 (b) 19/03/1999 (c) 19/0319/99 (d) 1903/19/99
- 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
- 27.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 28.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for anchor, pillow, watch, banana is “___ Pink Wins Big”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Dad (b) My (c) Tea (d) Ants
- 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) leaf (d) flower
- 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
- 31.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for egg, larva, pupa, adult is “___ Lions Pink All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Bunny (b) Runs (c) Vans (d) Eat
- 32.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 33.📅 The digits 09091988 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 09/0919/88 (b) 09/09/1988 (c) 0909/19/88 (d) 090/919/88
- 34.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) a rhyme about cats (c) a very long word (d) initials match the list
- 35.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
- 36.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) writing it twice (c) reading very fast (d) splitting into groups
- 37.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “All ___ Nani Silly Aunty Every All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Ink (b) Cook (c) Fly (d) Ants
- 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, sock, cat? (a) Green Seven Crazy (b) Crazy Seven Green (c) Seven Green Crazy (d) Seven Crazy Green
- 39.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
- 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
Answer key
- Tea Inside Wise
- an acronym
- Eight
- True
- three chunks, not ten
- king
- 9515 5233 4479
- a rhyme
- NESW
- chunking
- the letters make no word
- an acronym
- south
- False
- 5
- Ice
- 4462 7905 6522
- a silly, funny one
- Australia
- True
- Arctic
- 392 231 542
- Eight Crazy Pink Cook
- Ink
- 19/03/1999
- a first-letter sentence
- 5
- Ants
- root
- PAISA
- Eat
- 3
- 09/09/1988
- initials match the list
- one word holds a list
- splitting into groups
- Ants
- Green Seven Crazy
- a list in a fixed order
- AANSAEA
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