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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 599 · 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 “knock” rhyme with? (a) night (b) king (c) rain (d) clock
  2. 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. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
  4. 4.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) key (b) sea (c) three (d) spell
  5. 5.True or false: “shake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) True (b) False
  6. 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. 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. 8.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) sea (b) key (c) bite (d) run
  9. 9.🎵 Which word does “lane” rhyme with? (a) king (b) rain (c) clock (d) bell
  10. 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. 11.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
  12. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 18.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lake (b) sea (c) key (d) three
  19. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 25.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
  26. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 32.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) train (b) bright (c) well (d) bake
  33. 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. 34.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) nothing at all (b) only numbers (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only pictures
  35. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

  1. clock
  2. three chunks, not ten
  3. first letters as a word
  4. spell
  5. True
  6. say it aloud often
  7. free
  8. run
  9. rain
  10. Arctic
  11. True
  12. AANSAEA
  13. 5358 0108 9670
  14. BDJPK
  15. 7144 6622 5469
  16. 229 367 986
  17. red
  18. lake
  19. 06/08/2009
  20. Dad Aunty Sing
  21. a silly, funny one
  22. 4273 3503 3082
  23. Under
  24. Ice Neat Frogs
  25. False
  26. Venus
  27. ELPA
  28. Earth
  29. 300 753 1155
  30. Love
  31. Inside
  32. bright
  33. a beat or a tune
  34. numbers and letter lists
  35. Jolly
  36. stem
  37. CSFW
  38. the letters make no word
  39. 2484 9011 9787
  40. NESW

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