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.True or false: “block” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎵 Which word does “sell” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) bell (c) night (d) king
- 3.🎵 Which word does “spring” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) cake (c) bell (d) king
- 4.📅 The digits 02092008 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 02/09/2008 (b) 020/920/08 (c) 02/0920/08 (d) 0209/20/08
- 5.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection is “Every Crazy ___ Crazy”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Pink (b) Funny (c) Rani (d) Young
- 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
- 7.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “Pink Ants Ink ___ Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Yum (b) Jump (c) Seven (d) Cats
- 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
- 9.🎵 Which word does “knee” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) night (c) bell (d) tree
- 10.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 19 and 47 (b) 1 9 4 7 (c) 1 and 947 (d) 194 and 7
- 11.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 12.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bite (b) knee (c) light (d) kite
- 13.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
- 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
- 15.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
- 16.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for north, east, south, west is “Nine Every Seven ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Funny (b) Yaks (c) Wins (d) Old
- 17.🎵 Which word does “white” rhyme with? (a) night (b) king (c) cake (d) clock
- 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 104271421135. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1042 7142 1315 (b) 0427 1421 135 (c) 1042 2714 21135 (d) 1042 7142 1135
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 2203395384. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 223 039 5384 (b) 222 033 95384 (c) 220 339 5384 (d) 220 339 538
- 20.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for saffron, white, green is “___ Wins Goats”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Toys (b) Seven (c) Up (d) Lazy
- 21.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly Jolly My Aunty (b) Fly My Aunty Jolly (c) Jolly Fly My Aunty (d) Aunty My Fly Jolly
- 23.📅 The digits 16051992 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 160/519/92 (b) 16/0519/92 (c) 16/05/1992 (d) 1605/19/92
- 24.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
- 25.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in ABC order (d) in the same order
- 26.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “Pigs All Ice ___ All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Red (b) Silly (c) Dogs (d) Ink
- 27.📅 The digits 16071976 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1607/19/76 (b) 16/0719/76 (c) 16/07/1976 (d) 160/719/76
- 28.📅 The digits 25011993 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2501/19/93 (b) 250/119/93 (c) 25/01/1993 (d) 25/0119/93
- 29.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Water is H-two-O, the formula you need to ___.” (a) learn (b) say (c) know (d) write
- 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: owl, banana, umbrella? (a) Only Bunny Uncle (b) Bunny Uncle Only (c) Bunny Only Uncle (d) Uncle Bunny Only
- 31.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “Ants All Nani ___ All Eight Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) All (b) Pink (c) Silly (d) Kids
- 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 518855319. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 588 553 19 (b) 518 855 319 (c) 511 885 5319 (d) 581 855 319
- 33.True or false: “lane” rhymes with “rain”. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) games (b) steps (c) tricks (d) songs
- 35.📅 The digits 13032022 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1303/20/22 (b) 13/0320/22 (c) 130/320/22 (d) 13/03/2022
- 36.🔤 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
- 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, mirror, bucket? (a) My Big Dad (b) My Dad Big (c) Big My Dad (d) Dad My Big
- 38.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a mind map
- 39.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
- 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
Answer key
- False
- bell
- king
- 02/09/2008
- Pink
- JFMA
- Seven
- VIBGYOR
- tree
- 19 and 47
- 7
- knee
- an acronym
- a first-letter sentence
- adult
- Wins
- night
- 1042 7142 1135
- 220 339 5384
- Seven
- 5
- Jolly Fly My Aunty
- 16/05/1992
- an acronym
- in the same order
- Silly
- 16/07/1976
- 25/01/1993
- know
- Only Bunny Uncle
- Silly
- 518 855 319
- True
- tricks
- 13/03/2022
- AANSAEA
- Dad My Big
- an acronym
- the rainbow colours
- SWG
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