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) nothing at all (b) numbers and letter lists (c) only pictures (d) only numbers
- 2.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) rock (b) lock (c) white (d) sock
- 3.🔢 What is chunking? (a) writing it twice (b) reading very fast (c) saying it backwards (d) splitting into groups
- 4.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for sock, coconut, pillow, orange is “___ Crazy Play Owls”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Funny (b) Toys (c) Yum (d) Seven
- 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 934821496570. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9438 2149 6570 (b) 9382 1496 570 (c) 9348 2149 6570 (d) 9334 8214 96570
- 6.🎵 Which word does “kite” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) rain (c) night (d) king
- 7.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
- 8.🎵 Which word does “white” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) night (c) tree (d) sun
- 9.📅 The digits 27061953 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 27/0619/53 (b) 27/06/1953 (c) 270/619/53 (d) 2706/19/53
- 10.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) in ABC order (c) backwards (d) in the same order
- 11.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bright (b) white (c) write (d) tea
- 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 334267705194. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3342 6770 5194 (b) 3432 6770 5194 (c) 3342 7705 194 (d) 3344 2677 05194
- 13.🎵 Which word does “train” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) tree (c) rain (d) king
- 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
- 15.True or false: “lock” rhymes with “clock”. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
- 17.True or false: “knock” rhymes with “clock”. (a) False (b) True
- 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) a silly, funny one (c) one with no picture (d) a very long one
- 19.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) say it aloud often (b) read it once silently (c) change it each day (d) never say it
- 20.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
- 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 1019987707. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 101 998 777 (b) 100 199 87707 (c) 109 198 7707 (d) 101 998 7707
- 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, apple, mango? (a) Aunty Under Mice (b) Aunty Mice Under (c) Mice Aunty Under (d) Under Aunty Mice
- 23.🎵 Which word does “thing” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) bell (c) tree (d) king
- 24.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 25.True or false: “fun” rhymes with “sun”. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
- 27.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
- 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 451327247363. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4513 2724 733 (b) 4512 3724 7363 (c) 4513 2724 7363 (d) 4513 3272 47363
- 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) adult (d) egg
- 30.📅 The digits 18092008 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1809/20/08 (b) 18/0920/08 (c) 18/09/2008 (d) 180/920/08
- 31.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) brain (b) sing (c) swing (d) ring
- 32.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) North America (c) Europe (d) Asia
- 33.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) three chunks, not ten (c) it is printed bigger (d) it is a smaller number
- 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Sing Wise Nine (b) Every Nine Sing Wise (c) Wise Sing Every Nine (d) Nine Every Sing Wise
- 35.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
- 36.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) lake (b) lock (c) tea (d) spell
- 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 210618929. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 221 061 8929 (b) 210 618 992 (c) 210 618 929 (d) 210 619 29
- 38.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) the letters make no word (c) the list is short (d) there is no list
- 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, umpire, violin, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVUP (b) UPVD (c) UVDP (d) PUVD
- 40.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for saffron, white, green is “___ Wise Goats”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Funny (b) Seven (c) Lions (d) Very
Answer key
- numbers and letter lists
- white
- splitting into groups
- Seven
- 9348 2149 6570
- night
- east
- night
- 27/06/1953
- in the same order
- tea
- 3342 6770 5194
- rain
- AANSAEA
- True
- the rainbow colours
- True
- a silly, funny one
- say it aloud often
- chunking
- 101 998 7707
- Under Aunty Mice
- king
- 2
- True
- one word holds a list
- first letters as a word
- 4513 2724 7363
- adult
- 18/09/2008
- brain
- Asia
- three chunks, not ten
- Nine Every Sing Wise
- a list in a fixed order
- tea
- 210 618 929
- the letters make no word
- PUVD
- Seven
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