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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 283 · 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 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
  2. 2.🔤 “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
  3. 3.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
  5. 5.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
  6. 6.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
  7. 7.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
  8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, van, candle, kettle, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDCKJ (b) JKCVD (c) VCKJD (d) DVCKJ
  9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
  10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, needle, jug, drum, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNJDM (b) NBJDM (c) NJDMB (d) MDJNB
  11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, goat, jug, frog, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GJFMA (b) MFJGA (c) GAJFM (d) AGJFM
  12. 12.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, umbrella, spoon, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UDSF (b) DUSF (c) FSUD (d) USFD
  14. 14.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
  15. 15.🔤 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
  16. 16.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) indigo (d) orange
  17. 17.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the planets
  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: radio, frog, ice cream, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FIKR (b) KIFR (c) FRIK (d) RFIK
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, parrot, drum, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PIDW (b) PDWI (c) WDPI (d) IPDW
  21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) indigo (d) blue
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, fan, whistle, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FGWO (b) OWFG (c) FWOG (d) GFWO
  23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
  24. 24.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
  25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
  26. 26.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
  27. 27.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) North America
  28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
  29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
  30. 30.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
  32. 32.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Southern
  33. 33.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, urn, radio, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UIRJ (b) JRUI (c) IURJ (d) URJI
  35. 35.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
  36. 36.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, pillow, jug, owl, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ROJPA (b) PAJOR (c) PJORA (d) APJOR
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, coconut, frog, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CWFN (b) CFNW (c) WCFN (d) NFCW
  39. 39.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) violet (d) green
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, coconut, mirror, rose, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMRJL (b) LCMRJ (c) CLMRJ (d) JRMCL

Answer key

  1. precipitation
  2. white
  3. east
  4. one word holds a list
  5. saffron
  6. March
  7. first letters as a word
  8. DVCKJ
  9. MVEMJSUN
  10. BNJDM
  11. AGJFM
  12. what each letter means
  13. DUSF
  14. a list in a fixed order
  15. VIBGYOR
  16. orange
  17. the rainbow colours
  18. SWG
  19. RFIK
  20. IPDW
  21. green
  22. GFWO
  23. condensation
  24. collection
  25. PAISA
  26. flower
  27. North America
  28. ECPC
  29. RSLF
  30. Mercury
  31. AANSAEA
  32. Indian
  33. egg
  34. IURJ
  35. leaf
  36. Southern
  37. APJOR
  38. WCFN
  39. violet
  40. LCMRJ

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