Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 615 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🎵 Which word does “won” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) bell (c) cake (d) tree
2. 2.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) a very long one (c) one with no picture (d) a silly, funny one
3. 3.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
4. 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Lions Eat Pigs Aunty (b) Aunty Pigs Lions Eat (c) Lions Pigs Aunty Eat (d) Eat Lions Pigs Aunty
5. 5.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) the letters make no word (c) the list is short (d) there is no list
6. 6.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) South America (d) Africa
7. 7.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
8. 8.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
9. 9.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Funny Lazy Sing Runs (b) Runs Sing Lazy Funny (c) Sing Runs Lazy Funny (d) Sing Lazy Funny Runs
10. 10.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a memory trick (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
11. 11.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
12. 12.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) nothing at all (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only pictures
13. 13.📅 The digits 04082012 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0408/20/12 (b) 04/0820/12 (c) 040/820/12 (d) 04/08/2012
14. 14.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) shell (b) fun (c) smell (d) tell
15. 15.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a times-table rhyme
16. 16.🎵 Which word does “sock” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) clock (c) rain (d) tree
17. 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
19. 19.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
20. 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Eight Pink Cats (b) Cook Pink Cats Eight (c) Eight Cook Pink Cats (d) Cats Pink Cook Eight
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 4017094973. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 401 709 9473 (b) 401 709 4973 (c) 401 709 473 (d) 401 170 94973
23. 23.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
25. 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 209603220. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 209 600 3220 (b) 296 032 20 (c) 209 603 202 (d) 209 603 220
26. 26.✏️ 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
27. 27.📅 The digits 16091955 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 16/0919/55 (b) 1609/19/55 (c) 16/09/1955 (d) 160/919/55
28. 28.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
29. 29.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, tiger, wallet? (a) Tiny Pigs Wet (b) Wet Tiny Pigs (c) Pigs Tiny Wet (d) Tiny Wet Pigs
32. 32.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) is very long (c) changes daily (d) has no pattern
33. 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 878752807188. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8787 5807 188 (b) 8787 5280 7188 (c) 8778 7528 07188 (d) 8787 5280 7818
34. 34.True or false: “sell” rhymes with “tree”. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, glass, jeep, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJGU (b) UGJI (c) GUJI (d) GJIU
36. 36.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is printed bigger (b) three chunks, not ten (c) it has fewer digits (d) it is a smaller number
37. 37.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) February (d) January
38. 38.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
40. 40.🎵 Which word does “fun” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) night (c) sun (d) bell

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