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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 255 · 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.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
  2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, lemon, nest, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LONC (b) CNLO (c) LNCO (d) OLNC
  3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
  4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
  5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, rose, tomato, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RLTB (b) RTBL (c) LRTB (d) BTRL
  6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, tomato, anchor, flute, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDAFB (b) TAFBD (c) DTAFB (d) BFATD
  7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
  9. 9.🔤 “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
  10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
  11. 11.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) collection
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, sock, kite, onion, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SUKOJ (b) JOKSU (c) SKOJU (d) USKOJ
  14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, anchor, flute, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BAFK (b) KFAB (c) ABFK (d) AFKB
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
  17. 17.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
  18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, watch, umbrella, kite, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WNUKD (b) WUKDN (c) DKUWN (d) NWUKD
  20. 20.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
  21. 21.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a picture
  22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
  23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) condensation
  24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
  25. 25.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
  26. 26.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
  27. 27.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) South America (c) Australia (d) Europe
  28. 28.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) green (d) red
  29. 29.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) South America (c) Africa (d) Australia
  30. 30.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  31. 31.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) stem (d) root
  32. 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
  33. 33.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) North America
  34. 34.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
  35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  36. 36.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, cat, jug, whistle, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMJWL (b) MCJWL (c) CJWLM (d) LWJCM
  38. 38.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Southern
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, pillow, coconut, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBCL (b) BPCL (c) PCLB (d) LCPB
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, needle, tent, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NSTG (b) SNTG (c) NTGS (d) GTNS

Answer key

  1. white
  2. OLNC
  3. ECPC
  4. the rainbow colours
  5. LRTB
  6. DTAFB
  7. AANSAEA
  8. RSLF
  9. green
  10. MVEMJSUN
  11. precipitation
  12. JFMA
  13. USKOJ
  14. BAFK
  15. VIBGYOR
  16. PAISA
  17. egg
  18. SWG
  19. NWUKD
  20. what each letter means
  21. a list in a fixed order
  22. NESW
  23. collection
  24. Pacific
  25. leaf
  26. one word holds a list
  27. Asia
  28. indigo
  29. Australia
  30. north
  31. flower
  32. adult
  33. Europe
  34. first letters as a word
  35. Venus
  36. evaporation
  37. MCJWL
  38. Atlantic
  39. BPCL
  40. SNTG

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