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Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 662 · 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.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
  2. 2.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  3. 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. 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. 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. 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. 7.True or false: “swing” rhymes with “king”. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “rake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
  9. 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. 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. 11.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) snake (b) rake (c) shake (d) rock
  12. 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. 13.🎵 Which word does “sea” rhyme with? (a) night (b) clock (c) sun (d) tree
  14. 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. 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. 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. 17.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) numbers and letter lists (b) nothing at all (c) only numbers (d) only pictures
  18. 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. 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. 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. 21.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  22. 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. 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. 24.🎵 Which word does “key” rhyme with? (a) king (b) tree (c) rain (d) sun
  25. 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. 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. 27.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a long book (c) a type of exam (d) a memory trick
  28. 28.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) games (b) songs (c) tricks (d) steps
  29. 29.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  31. 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. 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. 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. 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. 35.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) lane (b) shake (c) cane (d) rock
  36. 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. 37.🎵 Which word does “one” rhyme with? (a) night (b) sun (c) clock (d) cake
  38. 38.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bee (b) free (c) shake (d) sock
  39. 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. 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

  1. March
  2. False
  3. AANSAEA
  4. one word holds a list
  5. stem
  6. Up Silly Cook
  7. True
  8. True
  9. initials match the list
  10. a list in a fixed order
  11. rock
  12. 997 542 6212
  13. tree
  14. the letters make no word
  15. more
  16. Seven Wise Goats
  17. numbers and letter lists
  18. NESW
  19. indigo
  20. adult
  21. 6
  22. Mum Aunty Rani
  23. 125 084 2089
  24. tree
  25. Sing Funny Rani
  26. VIBGYOR
  27. a memory trick
  28. tricks
  29. True
  30. 7
  31. 913 318 5535
  32. False
  33. RDUFW
  34. chunking
  35. rock
  36. 13/11/1956
  37. sun
  38. shake
  39. Asia
  40. know

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