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.📅 The digits 01082022 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0108/20/22 (b) 01/0820/22 (c) 010/820/22 (d) 01/08/2022
- 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 498906880. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 498 096 880 (b) 498 968 80 (c) 449 890 6880 (d) 498 906 880
- 3.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wet Silly (b) Silly Wet Green (c) Wet Green Silly (d) Wet Silly Green
- 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
- 5.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
- 6.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) orange (d) indigo
- 7.True or false: “string” rhymes with “king”. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) red
- 9.📅 The digits 20082009 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 200/820/09 (b) 20/0820/09 (c) 2008/20/09 (d) 20/08/2009
- 10.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
- 11.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
- 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, pencil, coconut, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PACF (b) PCFA (c) APCF (d) FCPA
- 13.📅 The digits 13091986 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1309/19/86 (b) 13/09/1986 (c) 130/919/86 (d) 13/0919/86
- 14.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for ball, orange, apple, van is “Big Only ___ Very”. Which word fills the gap? (a) All (b) Play (c) Lions (d) My
- 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 743445532. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 743 445 52 (b) 743 454 532 (c) 743 445 5532 (d) 743 445 532
- 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 916388807530. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9163 8807 530 (b) 9163 8880 7530 (c) 9166 3888 07530 (d) 9163 8887 0530
- 17.True or false: “run” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
- 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nani Sing Wise (b) Nani Every Sing Wise (c) Every Sing Wise Nani (d) Wise Sing Every Nani
- 19.True or false: “train” rhymes with “rain”. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “fight” rhymes with “rain”. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
- 22.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
- 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 984356190. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 984 356 19 (b) 984 356 190 (c) 988 435 6190 (d) 894 356 190
- 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Aunty Mice Fly Jolly (b) Fly Mice Aunty Jolly (c) Fly Jolly Mice Aunty (d) Jolly Fly Mice Aunty
- 26.✏️ 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
- 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 463636670367. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4636 3666 70367 (b) 4636 3667 0367 (c) 4636 3667 037 (d) 4636 3660 7367
- 28.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 and 947 (b) 19 and 47 (c) 1 9 4 7 (d) 194 and 7
- 30.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the list is short (b) the letters make no word (c) you like spelling (d) there is no list
- 31.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
- 32.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Play Cook Every (b) Cook Play Cats Every (c) Every Cats Play Cook (d) Cats Every Play Cook
- 33.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) Antarctica (d) Australia
- 34.🎵 What makes a memory rhyme stick even more? (a) saying it once quietly (b) no rhythm at all (c) writing it tiny (d) a beat or a tune
- 35.🎵 Which word does “thing” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) king (c) sun (d) night
- 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 406477340. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 406 477 3440 (b) 406 477 40 (c) 406 477 340 (d) 406 477 430
- 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) a silly, funny one (c) one with no picture (d) a very long one
- 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
- 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
- 40.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
Answer key
- 01/08/2022
- 498 906 880
- Silly Wet Green
- a rhyme
- south
- indigo
- True
- red
- 20/08/2009
- west
- one word holds a list
- APCF
- 13/09/1986
- All
- 743 445 532
- 9163 8880 7530
- False
- Nani Every Sing Wise
- True
- False
- a list in a fixed order
- 3
- NESW
- 984 356 190
- Jolly Fly Mice Aunty
- initials match the list
- 4636 3667 0367
- False
- 19 and 47
- the letters make no word
- white
- Every Cats Play Cook
- Australia
- a beat or a tune
- king
- 406 477 340
- a silly, funny one
- JFMA
- an acronym
- a rhyme
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