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.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) nothing at all (c) only pictures (d) numbers and letter lists
- 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
- 3.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
- 4.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) there is no list (c) the letters make no word (d) the list is short
- 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 9062074794. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 906 207 4794 (b) 906 204 794 (c) 906 207 7494 (d) 906 200 74794
- 6.True or false: “ton” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
- 8.📅 The digits 24061962 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 24/0619/62 (b) 24/06/1962 (c) 2406/19/62 (d) 240/619/62
- 9.🔤 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
- 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, goat, tiger, jug, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WGTJO (b) OJTGW (c) GWTJO (d) GTJOW
- 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 162563708169. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1625 6377 08169 (b) 1625 3670 8169 (c) 1625 6708 169 (d) 1625 6370 8169
- 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
- 13.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) chain (b) swing (c) ton (d) tell
- 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
- 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Indian
- 16.🎵 Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) three (b) smell (c) shake (d) shock
- 17.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
- 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wise Sing (b) Wise Green Sing (c) Sing Wise Green (d) Wise Sing Green
- 19.📅 The digits 26082005 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2608/20/05 (b) 26/08/2005 (c) 26/0820/05 (d) 260/820/05
- 20.📅 The digits 25112019 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2511/20/19 (b) 25/1120/19 (c) 25/11/2019 (d) 251/120/19
- 21.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
- 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, rope, inkpot, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRIP (b) PIRK (c) RIPK (d) RKIP
- 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
- 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: orange, coconut, needle? (a) Only Cats Neat (b) Neat Cats Only (c) Cats Neat Only (d) Cats Only Neat
- 25.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) string (b) bite (c) spring (d) thing
- 26.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for egg, larva, pupa, adult is “___ Lions Pink Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Goats (b) Eat (c) Rani (d) Uncle
- 27.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mum Vines Eat My Jeeps Sing Uncle ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Seven (b) Every (c) Old (d) Nani
- 28.📅 The digits 26022009 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 26/0220/09 (b) 2602/20/09 (c) 260/220/09 (d) 26/02/2009
- 29.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for north, east, south, west is “Nani Eight Seven ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Tiny (b) Play (c) Wise (d) Neat
- 30.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) chunking (c) nothing at all (d) a first-letter sentence
- 31.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) initials match the list (b) a list of numbers (c) a very long word (d) a rhyme about cats
- 32.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Rani ___ Lions Frogs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Every (b) Crazy (c) Old (d) Sing
- 33.True or false: “three” rhymes with “cake”. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 35.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
- 37.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Rani Seven Love ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Bunny (b) Jump (c) Green (d) Fly
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 8889270911. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 888 927 0911 (b) 888 927 70911 (c) 888 970 911 (d) 888 920 7911
- 39.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
- 40.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
Answer key
- numbers and letter lists
- MVEMJSUN
- larva
- the letters make no word
- 906 207 4794
- False
- one word holds a list
- 24/06/1962
- SWG
- WGTJO
- 1625 6370 8169
- JFMA
- chain
- a first-letter sentence
- Pacific
- smell
- first letters as a word
- Sing Wise Green
- 26/08/2005
- 25/11/2019
- evaporation
- KRIP
- VIBGYOR
- Only Cats Neat
- bite
- Eat
- Nani
- 26/02/2009
- Wise
- a first-letter sentence
- initials match the list
- Sing
- False
- precipitation
- True
- stem
- Fly
- 888 927 0911
- the rainbow colours
- an acronym
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