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 first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
- 2.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is ___.” (a) clear (b) right (c) true (d) known
- 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
- 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
- 5.True or false: “bright” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 716373126325. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7163 7312 6325 (b) 7163 7312 6235 (c) 7163 7311 26325 (d) 7167 3126 325
- 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Southern
- 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
- 10.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 11.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ant, tent, owl? (a) Toys Owls Aunty (b) Owls Toys Aunty (c) Aunty Toys Owls (d) Toys Aunty Owls
- 12.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 13.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for wallet, tiger, lamp, jug, goat is “Wins Tiny Lions Jump ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Under (b) Ice (c) Grab (d) Pink
- 14.🎵 Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) swing (b) one (c) shell (d) brain
- 15.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) numbers and letter lists (c) nothing at all (d) only pictures
- 16.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) you like spelling (c) the list is short (d) the letters make no word
- 17.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 18.🎵 What makes a memory rhyme stick even more? (a) writing it tiny (b) saying it once quietly (c) a beat or a tune (d) no rhythm at all
- 19.📅 The digits 26031960 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 260/319/60 (b) 2603/19/60 (c) 26/03/1960 (d) 26/0319/60
- 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: parrot, kettle, lamp? (a) Kids Lions Pink (b) Lions Kids Pink (c) Pink Kids Lions (d) Kids Pink Lions
- 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Red Lazy Fly (b) Red Sing Lazy Fly (c) Fly Lazy Sing Red (d) Sing Lazy Fly Red
- 22.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
- 23.True or false: “knee” rhymes with “cake”. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) flower (d) stem
- 25.📅 The digits 15071957 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 15/07/1957 (b) 150/719/57 (c) 15/0719/57 (d) 1507/19/57
- 26.🔢 What is chunking? (a) writing it twice (b) reading very fast (c) splitting into groups (d) saying it backwards
- 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wise Sing (b) Wise Sing Goats (c) Wise Goats Sing (d) Sing Wise Goats
- 28.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
- 29.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a rhyme about cats (b) a very long word (c) a list of numbers (d) initials match the list
- 30.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) change it each day (b) never say it (c) read it once silently (d) say it aloud often
- 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
- 32.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 194 and 7 (b) 1 9 4 7 (c) 1 and 947 (d) 19 and 47
- 33.🎵 Which word does “wing” rhyme with? (a) night (b) king (c) bell (d) rain
- 34.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for orange, jeep, mirror, flute is “Old Jump Mum ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Runs (b) Funny (c) Cook (d) Jump
- 35.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
- 37.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 39.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for ladder, rope, jalebi, needle is “___ Red Jolly Nani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Dad (b) Young (c) Tea (d) Lazy
- 40.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for banana, key, onion, urn, apple is “Bunny Kids ___ Up Ants”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Up (b) Frogs (c) Eight (d) Old
Answer key
- JFMA
- true
- the rainbow colours
- a list in a fixed order
- True
- 4
- 7163 7312 6325
- Pacific
- one word holds a list
- precipitation
- Aunty Toys Owls
- 5
- Grab
- shell
- numbers and letter lists
- the letters make no word
- 5
- a beat or a tune
- 26/03/1960
- Pink Kids Lions
- Red Sing Lazy Fly
- north
- False
- leaf
- 15/07/1957
- splitting into groups
- Sing Wise Goats
- saffron
- initials match the list
- say it aloud often
- an acronym
- 19 and 47
- king
- Funny
- True
- chunking
- False
- 4
- Lazy
- Old
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