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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 591 · 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.🎵 Which word does “brain” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) rain (c) sun (d) cake
  2. 2.🎵 Which word does “shake” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) cake (c) night (d) tree
  3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
  4. 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 732047535. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 732 074 535 (b) 732 045 35 (c) 732 047 535 (d) 732 047 5355
  5. 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 1590275737. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 159 027 5737 (b) 590 275 737 (c) 159 022 75737 (d) 159 207 5737
  6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
  7. 7.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
  8. 8.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
  10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 7521855455. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 725 185 5455 (b) 752 185 55455 (c) 752 185 5455 (d) 521 855 455
  11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
  12. 12.🎵 Why do rhymes help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no practice (c) they are always true (d) sound patterns stick
  13. 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Mum Ants Jeeps (b) Ants Mum Funny Jeeps (c) Jeeps Funny Mum Ants (d) Funny Jeeps Mum Ants
  14. 14.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “___ All Inside Sing Ants”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Green (b) Jolly (c) Pink (d) My
  15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Arctic
  16. 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 850325614047. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8503 2561 4407 (b) 8503 2561 4047 (c) 8032 5614 047 (d) 8500 3256 14047
  17. 17.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
  18. 18.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) a long story (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
  19. 19.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) a very long word (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
  20. 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 2189437925. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 189 437 925 (b) 218 943 7925 (c) 218 493 7925 (d) 218 944 37925
  21. 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 1531608989. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 153 160 89989 (b) 153 160 8899 (c) 153 160 8989 (d) 153 608 989
  22. 22.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
  23. 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, pillow, ant? (a) Pigs Ants Big (b) Pigs Big Ants (c) Ants Pigs Big (d) Big Pigs Ants
  24. 24.True or false: “well” rhymes with “clock”. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 395518733785. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3955 1873 785 (b) 3955 1873 37885 (c) 3955 1873 3785 (d) 3955 1873 7385
  26. 26.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow
  27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, needle, bucket, vase, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NFBVJ (b) NBVJF (c) FNBVJ (d) JVBNF
  29. 29.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) make (b) write (c) lake (d) bake
  30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mirror, lamp, doll? (a) Dance Love Mice (b) Love Mice Dance (c) Love Dance Mice (d) Mice Love Dance
  31. 31.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) steps (b) songs (c) tricks (d) games
  32. 32.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
  34. 34.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a long story
  35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
  36. 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  38. 38.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
  39. 39.📅 The digits 07101973 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0710/19/73 (b) 07/1019/73 (c) 07/10/1973 (d) 071/019/73
  40. 40.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for saffron, white, green is “___ Wins Goats”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Dad (b) Silly (c) Up (d) Eat

Answer key

  1. rain
  2. cake
  3. an acronym
  4. 732 047 535
  5. 159 027 5737
  6. the rainbow colours
  7. saffron
  8. 4
  9. an acronym
  10. 752 185 5455
  11. a rhyme
  12. sound patterns stick
  13. Jeeps Funny Mum Ants
  14. Pink
  15. Indian
  16. 8503 2561 4047
  17. what each letter means
  18. an acronym
  19. initials match the list
  20. 218 943 7925
  21. 153 160 8989
  22. a first-letter sentence
  23. Big Pigs Ants
  24. False
  25. 3955 1873 3785
  26. yellow
  27. MVEMJSUN
  28. FNBVJ
  29. write
  30. Mice Love Dance
  31. tricks
  32. False
  33. chunking
  34. a list in a fixed order
  35. collection
  36. False
  37. south
  38. a memory trick
  39. 07/10/1973
  40. Silly

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