Mnemonics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Memory techniques lesson 12: Part 2 test: mnemonics · Set 675 · 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 acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
2. 2.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) you like spelling (c) the list is short (d) the letters make no word
3. 3.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) light (b) knee (c) bake (d) train
4. 4.📅 The digits 27051956 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2705/19/56 (b) 27/0519/56 (c) 27/05/1956 (d) 270/519/56
5. 5.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) blue (d) yellow
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
7. 7.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for umpire, key, violin, lemon, jeep is “___ Kids Very Lions Jeeps”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Love (b) Uncle (c) Only (d) Mum
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 298821580. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 298 821 580 (b) 298 821 508 (c) 298 821 5580 (d) 298 821 50
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, candle, frog, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFCP (b) CFVP (c) PCFV (d) CPFV
10. 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, jug, rose? (a) Dance Jolly Runs (b) Jolly Runs Dance (c) Jolly Dance Runs (d) Runs Jolly Dance
11. 11.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is ___.” (a) clear (b) true (c) known (d) right
12. 12.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) knee (b) smell (c) three (d) bee
13. 13.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for apple, coconut, orange, lamp is “Ants ___ Owls Lazy”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Cook (b) Wins (c) Aunty (d) Jolly
14. 14.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tomato, drum, frog? (a) Dad Tiny Fly (b) Dad Fly Tiny (c) Tiny Dad Fly (d) Fly Dad Tiny
15. 15.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) splitting into groups (c) writing it twice (d) reading very fast
16. 16.True or false: “spring” rhymes with “bell”. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) initials match the list (c) a very long word (d) a rhyme about cats
18. 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 1040371931. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 104 037 1913 (b) 104 037 19931 (c) 104 037 1931 (d) 104 037 131
19. 19.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “All ___ Nine Sing All Every All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Jeeps (b) Every (c) Lazy (d) All
20. 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
21. 21.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
22. 22.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
23. 23.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a times-table rhyme (c) date chunks (d) chunking
24. 24.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Runs Silly ___ Frogs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Very (b) Ink (c) Love (d) Red
25. 25.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Rani Silly Lazy ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Frogs (b) Kids (c) Tiny (d) Crazy
26. 26.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “The river runs down to the sea, from mountains high and wild and ___.” (a) cold (b) fast (c) long (d) free
27. 27.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for urn, frog, shoe, pillow is “Up Frogs ___ Pink”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Jeeps (b) Big (c) Seven (d) Tea
29. 29.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lock (b) knock (c) block (d) lane
30. 30.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nani Seven Wins (b) Nani Every Seven Wins (c) Every Seven Wins Nani (d) Wins Seven Every Nani
31. 31.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) fun (b) string (c) sell (d) kite
32. 32.🧰 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
33. 33.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, anchor, tomato, umpire, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ATUMF (b) FATUM (c) AFTUM (d) MUTAF
36. 36.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, pencil, sock, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USPD (b) PDSU (c) PSUD (d) DPSU
39. 39.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a long story
40. 40.🎵 Which word does “key” rhyme with? (a) night (b) tree (c) rain (d) clock

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