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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 211 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (One word, whole list): Write the list in order, take the first letter of each item and join them: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red → VIBGYOR. Check the order: MVEMJSUN (the planets from the Sun) is right; VMEMJSUN mixes up the first two. Learn what each letter means: in SWG (the Indian flag, top to bottom), letter 3, G, stands for green.

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  1. 1.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, kettle, flute, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBFW (b) KFWB (c) WFKB (d) BKFW
  2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) WGS
  3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, violin, bucket, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBVN (b) VNBT (c) VBTN (d) NVBT
  4. 4.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) orange
  5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, glass, jug, cat, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WGJCO (b) GWJCO (c) OCJGW (d) GJCOW
  6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, umbrella, flute, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UTFA (b) AFUT (c) TUFA (d) UFAT
  7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
  8. 8.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
  9. 9.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
  10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) Australia
  11. 11.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
  12. 12.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
  13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
  14. 14.🔤 “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
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
  17. 17.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
  18. 18.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) Antarctica
  19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
  20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
  21. 21.🔤 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
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, umbrella, tent, monkey, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IUTMS (b) SMTUI (c) UITMS (d) UTMSI
  23. 23.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
  24. 24.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
  25. 25.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
  26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  27. 27.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, anchor, umpire, frog, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFUAP (b) APUFD (c) PAUFD (d) AUFDP
  29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
  30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, doll, apple, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDAS (b) DASM (c) DMAS (d) SADM
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, ice cream, violin, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMVW (b) IVWM (c) MIVW (d) WVIM
  33. 33.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) orange (d) indigo
  35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, fan, jalebi, ice cream, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFJIR (b) FJIRK (c) FKJIR (d) RIJFK
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, ladder, igloo, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NLIS (b) SILN (c) LNIS (d) LISN
  37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, umpire, jalebi, violin, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UJVBM (b) UMJVB (c) BVJUM (d) MUJVB
  39. 39.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Antarctica (c) Europe (d) South America
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, goat, rose, needle, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRNPL (b) GLRNP (c) PNRGL (d) LGRNP

Answer key

  1. BKFW
  2. SWG
  3. NVBT
  4. orange
  5. WGJCO
  6. TUFA
  7. a list in a fixed order
  8. one word holds a list
  9. root
  10. Africa
  11. saffron
  12. what each letter means
  13. first letters as a word
  14. white
  15. ELPA
  16. MVEMJSUN
  17. the rainbow colours
  18. Europe
  19. NESW
  20. JFMA
  21. VIBGYOR
  22. IUTMS
  23. larva
  24. evaporation
  25. green
  26. Neptune
  27. Earth
  28. PAUFD
  29. PAISA
  30. AANSAEA
  31. MDAS
  32. MIVW
  33. Jupiter
  34. indigo
  35. KFJIR
  36. NLIS
  37. west
  38. MUJVB
  39. South America
  40. LGRNP

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