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.🔢 You want to remember the number 374855665. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 374 856 65 (b) 374 855 665 (c) 374 855 6665 (d) 374 855 656
- 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
- 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
- 4.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) sing (b) sock (c) spring (d) string
- 5.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) tricks (b) songs (c) steps (d) games
- 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, key, nest? (a) Kind Nani Cook (b) Kind Cook Nani (c) Cook Kind Nani (d) Nani Kind Cook
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 894946698486. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8949 4669 8486 (b) 8949 4668 9486 (c) 8949 4668 486 (d) 8949 9466 98486
- 8.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
- 10.True or false: “spring” rhymes with “king”. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, guava, jalebi, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBJO (b) GJOB (c) BGJO (d) OJGB
- 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) one with no picture (c) a silly, funny one (d) a very long one
- 13.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📅 The digits 26052018 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 26/0520/18 (b) 26/05/2018 (c) 2605/20/18 (d) 260/520/18
- 15.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
- 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, coconut, guava, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGOR (b) CRGO (c) OGCR (d) RCGO
- 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, inkpot, frog, coconut, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIFCK (b) KCFIW (c) IWFCK (d) IFCKW
- 18.🎵 Which word does “plane” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) clock (c) bell (d) rain
- 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, guava, shoe, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GSDC (b) GCSD (c) DSGC (d) CGSD
- 20.📅 The digits 18061983 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 18/06/1983 (b) 1806/19/83 (c) 18/0619/83 (d) 180/619/83
- 21.🎵 Which word does “spell” rhyme with? (a) king (b) tree (c) bell (d) cake
- 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 1758111923. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 175 811 1293 (b) 158 111 923 (c) 175 881 11923 (d) 175 811 1923
- 23.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
- 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Grab Silly (b) Silly Wise Grab (c) Grab Wise Silly (d) Wise Silly Grab
- 25.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 27.True or false: “shell” rhymes with “bell”. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📅 The digits 26051954 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2605/19/54 (b) 260/519/54 (c) 26/0519/54 (d) 26/05/1954
- 29.📅 The digits 25091961 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 25/0919/61 (b) 2509/19/61 (c) 25/09/1961 (d) 250/919/61
- 30.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
- 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Fly Lions Silly Runs (b) Silly Runs Lions Fly (c) Runs Silly Lions Fly (d) Silly Lions Fly Runs
- 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
- 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: net, kite, inkpot? (a) Kids Nani Ice (b) Ice Kids Nani (c) Kids Ice Nani (d) Nani Kids Ice
- 35.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the months
- 36.🎵 Which word does “won” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) sun (c) rain (d) king
- 37.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) chunking (d) date chunks
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 442470511562. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4447 0511 562 (b) 4424 7051 15562 (c) 4424 7051 1562 (d) 4424 7015 1562
- 39.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) tell (b) wing (c) block (d) bee
- 40.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for duck, cat, ball, frog is “Dad ___ Bakes Fly”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Grab (b) Cook (c) All (d) Fly
Answer key
- 374 855 665
- a first-letter sentence
- VIBGYOR
- sock
- tricks
- Cook Kind Nani
- 8949 4669 8486
- False
- what each letter means
- True
- BGJO
- a silly, funny one
- True
- 26/05/2018
- a list in a fixed order
- RCGO
- WIFCK
- rain
- CGSD
- 18/06/1983
- bell
- 175 811 1923
- one word holds a list
- Silly Wise Grab
- False
- 7
- True
- 26/05/1954
- 25/09/1961
- 4
- NESW
- Runs Silly Lions Fly
- chunking
- Nani Kids Ice
- the rainbow colours
- sun
- a first-letter sentence
- 4424 7051 1562
- bee
- Cook
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