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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 621 · 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.📅 The digits 28092021 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 28/0920/21 (b) 280/920/21 (c) 28/09/2021 (d) 2809/20/21
  2. 2.📅 The digits 06092011 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 060/920/11 (b) 06/09/2011 (c) 06/0920/11 (d) 0609/20/11
  3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 968470935440. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9684 7093 4540 (b) 9684 7093 540 (c) 9684 7093 54440 (d) 9684 7093 5440
  4. 4.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) sing (b) wing (c) rock (d) swing
  5. 5.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) the list is short (c) the letters make no word (d) you like spelling
  6. 6.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for net, anchor, vase, cat, lemon is “Nine Ants ___ Cats Lazy”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Grab (b) Very (c) Tea (d) Mum
  7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
  8. 8.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) sell (b) knock (c) bite (d) bun
  9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
  10. 10.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  11. 11.📅 The digits 19091997 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1909/19/97 (b) 19/09/1997 (c) 19/0919/97 (d) 190/919/97
  12. 12.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection is “Eight Crazy ___ Cats”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Big (b) Jolly (c) Very (d) Pink
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, duck, flute, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFKC (b) KFDC (c) DCFK (d) CDFK
  14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
  15. 15.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
  17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
  18. 18.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) numbers and letter lists (b) only pictures (c) nothing at all (d) only numbers
  19. 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, radio, frog? (a) Frogs Rani Kites (b) Rani Kites Frogs (c) Kites Rani Frogs (d) Rani Frogs Kites
  20. 20.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) green (d) blue
  21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Runs Lions Frogs (b) Frogs Lions Sing Runs (c) Sing Lions Frogs Runs (d) Runs Sing Lions Frogs
  22. 22.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) games (b) steps (c) songs (d) tricks
  23. 23.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
  24. 24.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  25. 25.🎵 Which word does “ton” rhyme with? (a) night (b) sun (c) clock (d) bell
  26. 26.🎵 Which word does “chain” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) cake (c) rain (d) sun
  27. 27.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
  28. 28.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) a list of numbers (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
  29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
  30. 30.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) is very long (c) has no pattern (d) means something to you
  31. 31.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  32. 32.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
  33. 33.True or false: “ring” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
  35. 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
  36. 36.📅 The digits 20031975 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 20/0319/75 (b) 2003/19/75 (c) 20/03/1975 (d) 200/319/75
  37. 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
  38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 662361779378. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6623 6179 378 (b) 6623 6177 9378 (c) 6623 6177 9387 (d) 6622 3617 79378
  39. 39.🎵 Which word does “shock” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) king (c) clock (d) cake
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, duck, pencil, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MPDN (b) DPMN (c) DNPM (d) NDPM

Answer key

  1. 28/09/2021
  2. 06/09/2011
  3. 9684 7093 5440
  4. rock
  5. the letters make no word
  6. Very
  7. a list in a fixed order
  8. knock
  9. one word holds a list
  10. 3
  11. 19/09/1997
  12. Pink
  13. CDFK
  14. JFMA
  15. what each letter means
  16. NESW
  17. ECPC
  18. numbers and letter lists
  19. Kites Rani Frogs
  20. blue
  21. Runs Sing Lions Frogs
  22. tricks
  23. March
  24. 5
  25. sun
  26. rain
  27. a first-letter sentence
  28. initials match the list
  29. RSLF
  30. means something to you
  31. 5
  32. an acronym
  33. True
  34. VIBGYOR
  35. chunking
  36. 20/03/1975
  37. chunking
  38. 6623 6177 9378
  39. clock
  40. NDPM

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