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 “knock” rhyme with? (a) night (b) king (c) rain (d) clock
- 2.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) three chunks, not ten (c) it is printed bigger (d) it is a smaller number
- 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
- 4.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) key (b) sea (c) three (d) spell
- 5.True or false: “shake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) change it each day (b) read it once silently (c) never say it (d) say it aloud often
- 7.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “The river runs down to the sea, from mountains high and wild and ___.” (a) fast (b) long (c) cold (d) free
- 8.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) sea (b) key (c) bite (d) run
- 9.🎵 Which word does “lane” rhyme with? (a) king (b) rain (c) clock (d) bell
- 10.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
- 11.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
- 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 535801089670. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5358 0108 9607 (b) 5358 0108 89670 (c) 5358 0108 960 (d) 5358 0108 9670
- 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, drum, jeep, pencil, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KPJDB (b) DBJPK (c) DJPKB (d) BDJPK
- 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 714466225469. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7144 6625 469 (b) 7144 6622 5469 (c) 7144 6622 25469 (d) 7144 6262 5469
- 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 229367986. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 293 679 86 (b) 222 936 7986 (c) 229 367 986 (d) 229 376 986
- 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) red (d) green
- 18.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lake (b) sea (c) key (d) three
- 19.📅 The digits 06082009 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0608/20/09 (b) 060/820/09 (c) 06/0820/09 (d) 06/08/2009
- 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, anchor, sock? (a) Aunty Dad Sing (b) Sing Aunty Dad (c) Dad Aunty Sing (d) Aunty Sing Dad
- 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) a silly, funny one (c) one with no picture (d) a very long one
- 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 427335033082. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4273 3503 3802 (b) 4273 3503 33082 (c) 4273 3503 3082 (d) 4273 3503 082
- 23.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for umbrella, key, cat, apple is “___ Kites Cook Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Tiny (b) Green (c) Aunty (d) Under
- 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, needle, fan? (a) Ice Neat Frogs (b) Neat Frogs Ice (c) Frogs Neat Ice (d) Neat Ice Frogs
- 25.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
- 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
- 28.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
- 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 3007531155. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 300 753 1155 (b) 300 573 1155 (c) 300 753 155 (d) 300 753 11555
- 30.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for egg, larva, pupa, adult is “Eat ___ Pigs All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Dogs (b) Mice (c) Kites (d) Love
- 31.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for banana, igloo, fan, jug, cat is “Bunny ___ Fly Jeeps Cats”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Inside (b) Eat (c) Aunty (d) Cats
- 32.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) train (b) bright (c) well (d) bake
- 33.🎵 What makes a memory rhyme stick even more? (a) no rhythm at all (b) writing it tiny (c) a beat or a tune (d) saying it once quietly
- 34.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) nothing at all (b) only numbers (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only pictures
- 35.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for wallet, mango, key, jeep is “Wet My Kind ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Jolly (b) Sing (c) Bakes (d) Funny
- 36.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
- 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, sock, frog, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SFWC (b) WFSC (c) CSFW (d) SCFW
- 38.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) the letters make no word (c) you like spelling (d) the list is short
- 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 248490119787. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2484 9011 9787 (b) 2484 9011 9877 (c) 2484 9001 19787 (d) 2484 9119 787
- 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
Answer key
- clock
- three chunks, not ten
- first letters as a word
- spell
- True
- say it aloud often
- free
- run
- rain
- Arctic
- True
- AANSAEA
- 5358 0108 9670
- BDJPK
- 7144 6622 5469
- 229 367 986
- red
- lake
- 06/08/2009
- Dad Aunty Sing
- a silly, funny one
- 4273 3503 3082
- Under
- Ice Neat Frogs
- False
- Venus
- ELPA
- Earth
- 300 753 1155
- Love
- Inside
- bright
- a beat or a tune
- numbers and letter lists
- Jolly
- stem
- CSFW
- the letters make no word
- 2484 9011 9787
- NESW
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