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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 217 · 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.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
  2. 2.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
  3. 3.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) red (d) blue
  4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, mirror, violin, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVBP (b) MPVB (c) BVMP (d) PMVB
  5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
  6. 6.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, glass, mango, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GKMO (b) GMOK (c) OMGK (d) KGMO
  8. 8.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April
  9. 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
  10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, shoe, lamp, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VLSI (b) SLVI (c) ISLV (d) SILV
  11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, monkey, umbrella, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVUJ (b) JUMV (c) MUJV (d) VMUJ
  12. 12.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
  13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) yellow (d) violet
  14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, fan, spoon, guava, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FPSGJ (b) JGSFP (c) PFSGJ (d) FSGJP
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
  16. 16.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
  17. 17.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
  18. 18.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
  19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) WGS
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, jug, umpire, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JUGB (b) JBUG (c) BJUG (d) GUJB
  21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
  22. 22.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  23. 23.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, cat, whistle, umbrella, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CAWUN (b) CWUNA (c) NUWCA (d) ACWUN
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, sock, pillow, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ISPV (b) SPVI (c) VPSI (d) SIPV
  26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, wallet, tiger, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PTWD (b) WDTP (c) DWTP (d) WTPD
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, igloo, guava, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JIGT (b) IJGT (c) TGIJ (d) IGTJ
  29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
  30. 30.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
  31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
  32. 32.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, ladder, tiger, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ATLF (b) LTAF (c) LFTA (d) FLTA
  34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) red (c) yellow (d) violet
  35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) precipitation
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, key, radio, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KPRT (b) TRKP (c) PKRT (d) KRTP
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, goat, candle, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KCGB (b) BGCK (c) GBCK (d) GCKB
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, fan, monkey, rope, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FSMRB (b) SFMRB (c) BRMFS (d) FMRBS
  39. 39.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Arctic

Answer key

  1. evaporation
  2. March
  3. orange
  4. PMVB
  5. the rainbow colours
  6. east
  7. KGMO
  8. February
  9. adult
  10. ISLV
  11. VMUJ
  12. what each letter means
  13. violet
  14. PFSGJ
  15. VIBGYOR
  16. a list in a fixed order
  17. Pacific
  18. green
  19. SWG
  20. BJUG
  21. RSLF
  22. Earth
  23. saffron
  24. ACWUN
  25. ISPV
  26. Uranus
  27. DWTP
  28. JIGT
  29. JFMA
  30. one word holds a list
  31. PAISA
  32. first letters as a word
  33. FLTA
  34. indigo
  35. condensation
  36. PKRT
  37. BGCK
  38. SFMRB
  39. west
  40. Indian

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