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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 577 · 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.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in the same order (d) in ABC order
  2. 2.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) white (b) fight (c) bright (d) shock
  3. 3.🎵 Which word does “ton” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) rain (c) cake (d) night
  4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 461438447821. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4614 3844 7821 (b) 4614 3844 8721 (c) 4614 4384 47821 (d) 4643 8447 821
  5. 5.🔤 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
  6. 6.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) rake (b) sell (c) sea (d) write
  7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
  8. 8.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow (d) orange
  9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
  10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, tomato, monkey? (a) Crazy Tea My (b) Tea My Crazy (c) My Tea Crazy (d) Tea Crazy My
  11. 11.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  12. 12.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) brain (b) bright (c) write (d) fight
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, inkpot, kite, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILKJ (b) JKIL (c) IKJL (d) LIKJ
  14. 14.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  15. 15.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 and 947 (b) 19 and 47 (c) 194 and 7 (d) 1 9 4 7
  16. 16.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for orange, umpire, flute, cat, mirror is “Old Under Fly Cook ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Lions (b) Dad (c) Crazy (d) Mum
  17. 17.True or false: “fun” rhymes with “bell”. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection is “___ Cook Play Cook”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Young (b) Jeeps (c) Eight (d) Only
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, watch, needle, ladder, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFNLA (b) ALNWF (c) WNLAF (d) FWNLA
  20. 20.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
  21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
  22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, ball, anchor? (a) All Big Cook (b) Cook Big All (c) Big All Cook (d) Big Cook All
  23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Eat Play Aunty (b) Lions Play Aunty Eat (c) Aunty Play Lions Eat (d) Eat Lions Play Aunty
  24. 24.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
  25. 25.📅 The digits 25111971 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 251/119/71 (b) 25/1119/71 (c) 2511/19/71 (d) 25/11/1971
  26. 26.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the list is short (b) you like spelling (c) the letters make no word (d) there is no list
  27. 27.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
  28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 368693599. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 368 693 599 (b) 368 963 599 (c) 368 693 59 (d) 368 699 3599
  29. 29.🎵 What makes a memory rhyme stick even more? (a) a beat or a tune (b) no rhythm at all (c) saying it once quietly (d) writing it tiny
  30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: glass, bucket, lamp? (a) Big Grab Love (b) Big Love Grab (c) Love Big Grab (d) Grab Big Love
  31. 31.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  32. 32.📅 The digits 10121988 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 10/1219/88 (b) 101/219/88 (c) 1012/19/88 (d) 10/12/1988
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, apple, violin, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVOG (b) GAVO (c) AGVO (d) OVAG
  34. 34.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a rhyme about cats (b) a list of numbers (c) initials match the list (d) a very long word
  35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 9124896886. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 912 496 886 (b) 912 489 6886 (c) 991 248 96886 (d) 912 498 6886
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, flute, violin, umbrella, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FVUJR (b) FRVUJ (c) RFVUJ (d) JUVFR
  37. 37.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
  38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
  39. 39.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) games (b) tricks (c) songs (d) steps
  40. 40.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red is “___ Ice Big Grab Yaks Only Rani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Vines (b) Inside (c) Cook (d) Owls

Answer key

  1. in the same order
  2. shock
  3. sun
  4. 4614 3844 7821
  5. VIBGYOR
  6. sea
  7. a first-letter sentence
  8. blue
  9. PAISA
  10. Crazy Tea My
  11. 3
  12. brain
  13. LIKJ
  14. 8
  15. 19 and 47
  16. Mum
  17. False
  18. Eight
  19. FWNLA
  20. what each letter means
  21. a rhyme
  22. Cook Big All
  23. Eat Lions Play Aunty
  24. one word holds a list
  25. 25/11/1971
  26. the letters make no word
  27. the rainbow colours
  28. 368 693 599
  29. a beat or a tune
  30. Grab Big Love
  31. north
  32. 10/12/1988
  33. GAVO
  34. initials match the list
  35. 912 489 6886
  36. RFVUJ
  37. chunking
  38. NESW
  39. tricks
  40. Vines

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