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.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
- 2.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
- 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
- 5.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
- 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: urn, spoon, coconut? (a) Silly Up Cook (b) Cook Silly Up (c) Up Silly Cook (d) Silly Cook Up
- 7.True or false: “swing” rhymes with “king”. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “rake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
- 9.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a rhyme about cats (b) a very long word (c) a list of numbers (d) initials match the list
- 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
- 11.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) snake (b) rake (c) shake (d) rock
- 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 9975426212. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 997 542 6212 (b) 997 546 2212 (c) 997 542 62112 (d) 997 542 212
- 13.🎵 Which word does “sea” rhyme with? (a) night (b) clock (c) sun (d) tree
- 14.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the letters make no word (b) the list is short (c) there is no list (d) you like spelling
- 15.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Twelve twelves make one forty-four, learn it once and then once ___.” (a) twice (b) again (c) fast (d) more
- 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Wise Seven Goats (b) Seven Wise Goats (c) Wise Goats Seven (d) Goats Wise Seven
- 17.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) numbers and letter lists (b) nothing at all (c) only numbers (d) only pictures
- 18.🔤 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
- 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) green (d) red
- 20.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) egg (d) pupa
- 21.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, ant, radio? (a) Aunty Mum Rani (b) Rani Aunty Mum (c) Mum Aunty Rani (d) Aunty Rani Mum
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 1250842089. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 120 584 2089 (b) 125 082 089 (c) 125 084 2089 (d) 125 084 22089
- 24.🎵 Which word does “key” rhyme with? (a) king (b) tree (c) rain (d) sun
- 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, flute, rose? (a) Funny Rani Sing (b) Rani Funny Sing (c) Funny Sing Rani (d) Sing Funny Rani
- 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
- 27.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
- 28.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) games (b) songs (c) tricks (d) steps
- 29.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 9133185535. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 913 318 5535 (b) 913 318 5553 (c) 933 185 535 (d) 911 331 85535
- 32.True or false: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true” — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
- 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, drum, urn, fan, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFUDR (b) DUFWR (c) RDUFW (d) DRUFW
- 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
- 35.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) lane (b) shake (c) cane (d) rock
- 36.📅 The digits 13111956 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 13/1119/56 (b) 1311/19/56 (c) 131/119/56 (d) 13/11/1956
- 37.🎵 Which word does “one” rhyme with? (a) night (b) sun (c) clock (d) cake
- 38.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bee (b) free (c) shake (d) sock
- 39.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Australia (c) Antarctica (d) Asia
- 40.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Water is H-two-O, the formula you need to ___.” (a) learn (b) write (c) say (d) know
Answer key
- March
- False
- AANSAEA
- one word holds a list
- stem
- Up Silly Cook
- True
- True
- initials match the list
- a list in a fixed order
- rock
- 997 542 6212
- tree
- the letters make no word
- more
- Seven Wise Goats
- numbers and letter lists
- NESW
- indigo
- adult
- 6
- Mum Aunty Rani
- 125 084 2089
- tree
- Sing Funny Rani
- VIBGYOR
- a memory trick
- tricks
- True
- 7
- 913 318 5535
- False
- RDUFW
- chunking
- rock
- 13/11/1956
- sun
- shake
- Asia
- know
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