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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 508 · 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 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. 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. 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. 4.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  5. 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. 6.🎵 Which word does “ring” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) sun (c) king (d) clock
  7. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 14.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  16. 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. 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. 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. 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. 20.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
  21. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 27.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  28. 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. 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. 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. 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. 32.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  33. 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. 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. 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. 36.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) writing it twice (c) reading very fast (d) splitting into groups
  37. 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. 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. 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. 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

  1. Tea Inside Wise
  2. an acronym
  3. Eight
  4. True
  5. three chunks, not ten
  6. king
  7. 9515 5233 4479
  8. a rhyme
  9. NESW
  10. chunking
  11. the letters make no word
  12. an acronym
  13. south
  14. False
  15. 5
  16. Ice
  17. 4462 7905 6522
  18. a silly, funny one
  19. Australia
  20. True
  21. Arctic
  22. 392 231 542
  23. Eight Crazy Pink Cook
  24. Ink
  25. 19/03/1999
  26. a first-letter sentence
  27. 5
  28. Ants
  29. root
  30. PAISA
  31. Eat
  32. 3
  33. 09/09/1988
  34. initials match the list
  35. one word holds a list
  36. splitting into groups
  37. Ants
  38. Green Seven Crazy
  39. a list in a fixed order
  40. AANSAEA

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