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.🎵 Which word does “brain” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) rain (c) sun (d) cake
- 2.🎵 Which word does “shake” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) cake (c) night (d) tree
- 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.🔢 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.🔢 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.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
- 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.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 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.🔢 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.🧰 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.🎵 Why do rhymes help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no practice (c) they are always true (d) sound patterns stick
- 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.✏️ 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.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Arctic
- 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.🔤 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.🧰 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.✏️ 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.🔢 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.🔢 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.🧰 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.✏️ 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.True or false: “well” rhymes with “clock”. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔤 “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.🔤 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.📝 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.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) make (b) write (c) lake (d) bake
- 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.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) steps (b) songs (c) tricks (d) games
- 32.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a long story
- 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.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
- 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.✏️ 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
- rain
- cake
- an acronym
- 732 047 535
- 159 027 5737
- the rainbow colours
- saffron
- 4
- an acronym
- 752 185 5455
- a rhyme
- sound patterns stick
- Jeeps Funny Mum Ants
- Pink
- Indian
- 8503 2561 4047
- what each letter means
- an acronym
- initials match the list
- 218 943 7925
- 153 160 8989
- a first-letter sentence
- Big Pigs Ants
- False
- 3955 1873 3785
- yellow
- MVEMJSUN
- FNBVJ
- write
- Mice Love Dance
- tricks
- False
- chunking
- a list in a fixed order
- collection
- False
- south
- a memory trick
- 07/10/1973
- Silly
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