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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 633 · 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.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a rhyme about cats (b) a list of numbers (c) initials match the list (d) a very long word
  2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
  4. 4.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a mind map (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
  5. 5.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Australia (c) South America (d) North America
  6. 6.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sea (b) bake (c) sock (d) light
  7. 7.✏️ 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
  8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, apple, drum, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AFDK (b) FADK (c) ADKF (d) KDAF
  9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 1363478929. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 363 478 929 (b) 136 347 8929 (c) 163 347 8929 (d) 136 347 89229
  10. 10.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
  11. 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 161736503. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 161 735 03 (b) 161 736 503 (c) 161 736 530 (d) 161 733 6503
  12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 4333525832. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 433 335 25832 (b) 433 352 5832 (c) 433 532 5832 (d) 433 355 832
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, goat, apple, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GTAP (b) PAGT (c) GAPT (d) TGAP
  14. 14.True or false: “spell” rhymes with “cake”. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📅 The digits 21061982 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 210/619/82 (b) 2106/19/82 (c) 21/0619/82 (d) 21/06/1982
  16. 16.🎵 What makes a memory rhyme stick even more? (a) writing it tiny (b) saying it once quietly (c) a beat or a tune (d) no rhythm at all
  17. 17.🎵 Which word does “knee” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) king (c) sun (d) tree
  18. 18.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
  19. 19.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
  20. 20.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for fan, tent, apple, umbrella, duck is “Fly Toys ___ Up Dogs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Nani (b) Only (c) Ants (d) Big
  21. 21.True or false: “wake” rhymes with “rain”. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red is “Very Inside Bakes Green Young ___ Red”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Aunty (b) Owls (c) Funny (d) Goats
  23. 23.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Eight planets spin around the Sun; Mercury is the closest ___.” (a) planet (b) world (c) star (d) one
  24. 24.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  25. 25.📅 The digits 14062013 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 14/0620/13 (b) 140/620/13 (c) 1406/20/13 (d) 14/06/2013
  26. 26.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
  27. 27.📅 The digits 20042005 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 20/0420/05 (b) 200/420/05 (c) 2004/20/05 (d) 20/04/2005
  28. 28.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for January, February, March, April is “Jump Funny ___ All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Frogs (b) Yum (c) Nine (d) Mice
  29. 29.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, whistle, tent? (a) Grab Wins Tea (b) Tea Wins Grab (c) Wins Grab Tea (d) Wins Tea Grab
  31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
  32. 32.📅 The digits 14102021 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 14/1020/21 (b) 141/020/21 (c) 14/10/2021 (d) 1410/20/21
  33. 33.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) bun (b) plane (c) rock (d) string
  34. 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, inkpot, key? (a) Ice Kids Crazy (b) Ice Crazy Kids (c) Crazy Ice Kids (d) Kids Ice Crazy
  35. 35.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection is “Eat ___ Pink Cats”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Wet (b) Dad (c) Kids (d) Cats
  36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
  37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) one with no picture (c) a silly, funny one (d) a very long one
  38. 38.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
  39. 39.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, vase, goat? (a) Vans Seven Goats (b) Goats Vans Seven (c) Vans Goats Seven (d) Seven Vans Goats

Answer key

  1. initials match the list
  2. Earth
  3. one word holds a list
  4. chunking
  5. North America
  6. sea
  7. the letters make no word
  8. FADK
  9. 136 347 8929
  10. first letters as a word
  11. 161 736 503
  12. 433 352 5832
  13. TGAP
  14. False
  15. 21/06/1982
  16. a beat or a tune
  17. tree
  18. white
  19. a rhyme
  20. Ants
  21. False
  22. Owls
  23. one
  24. west
  25. 14/06/2013
  26. an acronym
  27. 20/04/2005
  28. Mice
  29. 8
  30. Grab Wins Tea
  31. PAISA
  32. 14/10/2021
  33. string
  34. Crazy Ice Kids
  35. Cats
  36. NESW
  37. a silly, funny one
  38. pupa
  39. False
  40. Seven Vans Goats

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