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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 247 · 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.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
  3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, inkpot, flute, wallet, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DIFWC (b) CWFID (c) IDFWC (d) IFWCD
  4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
  5. 5.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
  7. 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
  9. 9.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
  10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, ant, igloo, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AIRV (b) AVIR (c) VAIR (d) RIAV
  11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, frog, mango, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FMKR (b) RFMK (c) FRMK (d) KMFR
  13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) indigo (d) blue
  14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
  15. 15.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) yellow (d) orange
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
  17. 17.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the planets
  18. 18.🔤 “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
  19. 19.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
  20. 20.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
  21. 21.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, orange, pillow, tent, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTPOI (b) OPTDI (c) OIPTD (d) IOPTD
  23. 23.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
  24. 24.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
  25. 25.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Southern
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, igloo, jeep, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJUW (b) UJIW (c) WIJU (d) IWJU
  27. 27.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) North America (d) South America
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, umbrella, owl, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVOG (b) UOGV (c) VUOG (d) GOUV
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, pillow, rose, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LRPW (b) PRLW (c) PWRL (d) WPRL
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, igloo, fan, radio, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFRNO (b) OIFRN (c) IOFRN (d) NRFIO
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, bucket, whistle, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBWI (b) IWBK (c) BKWI (d) BWIK
  32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) violet (d) blue
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, ant, umbrella, van, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WAUVJ (b) AUVJW (c) JVUAW (d) AWUVJ
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, needle, glass, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WGND (b) DNGW (c) NDGW (d) NGWD
  35. 35.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, orange, apple, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OATC (b) TAOC (c) OCAT (d) COAT
  37. 37.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, coconut, orange, umpire, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LCOUK (b) CLOUK (c) COUKL (d) KUOCL
  39. 39.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Europe (c) South America (d) Asia
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, jalebi, umbrella, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUJN (b) JUFN (c) NJUF (d) JNUF

Answer key

  1. east
  2. ECPC
  3. DIFWC
  4. JFMA
  5. collection
  6. ELPA
  7. what each letter means
  8. NESW
  9. February
  10. VAIR
  11. Jupiter
  12. RFMK
  13. blue
  14. MVEMJSUN
  15. indigo
  16. VIBGYOR
  17. the rainbow colours
  18. saffron
  19. a list in a fixed order
  20. root
  21. one word holds a list
  22. IOPTD
  23. white
  24. first letters as a word
  25. Atlantic
  26. WIJU
  27. Asia
  28. VUOG
  29. WPRL
  30. OIFRN
  31. KBWI
  32. yellow
  33. WAUVJ
  34. DNGW
  35. March
  36. COAT
  37. larva
  38. LCOUK
  39. Europe
  40. NJUF

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