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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 293 · 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.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) flower (d) leaf
  2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, owl, doll, pillow, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LPDOA (b) ODPLA (c) AODPL (d) OADPL
  3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
  4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, jalebi, ant, wallet, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JAWPF (b) JFAWP (c) PWAJF (d) FJAWP
  5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WGS
  6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, needle, lemon, jeep, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNLJK (b) NVLJK (c) NLJKV (d) KJLNV
  7. 7.🔤 “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
  8. 8.🔤 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
  9. 9.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
  10. 10.🔤 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
  11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
  12. 12.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, apple, ball, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADBK (b) ABKD (c) DABK (d) KBAD
  14. 14.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) North America (b) Europe (c) South America (d) Africa
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
  17. 17.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
  18. 18.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
  19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Asia (d) Africa
  20. 20.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
  21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
  22. 22.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  23. 23.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, wallet, banana, vase, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WPBVJ (b) PWBVJ (c) JVBWP (d) WBVJP
  25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
  26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) APLE
  27. 27.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
  28. 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, spoon, coconut, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCJO (b) JCSO (c) SOCJ (d) OSCJ
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, apple, onion, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) COAL (b) AOCL (c) ALOC (d) LAOC
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, jalebi, parrot, onion, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPOGA (b) GOPJA (c) AJPOG (d) JAPOG
  32. 32.🔤 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
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, nest, onion, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGOA (b) AONG (c) GNOA (d) NOAG
  34. 34.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
  35. 35.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
  36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) blue (b) violet (c) yellow (d) green
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, igloo, jalebi, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKJO (b) OJIK (c) KIJO (d) IJOK
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, glass, jug, needle, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGJNK (b) GJNKB (c) KNJGB (d) GBJNK
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, shoe, mango, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SMVO (b) VMSO (c) OSMV (d) SOMV
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, umbrella, sock, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BSUM (b) USBM (c) MUSB (d) UMSB

Answer key

  1. flower
  2. AODPL
  3. PAISA
  4. FJAWP
  5. SWG
  6. VNLJK
  7. egg
  8. AANSAEA
  9. what each letter means
  10. VIBGYOR
  11. first letters as a word
  12. one word holds a list
  13. DABK
  14. South America
  15. ECPC
  16. JFMA
  17. a list in a fixed order
  18. the rainbow colours
  19. Europe
  20. pupa
  21. MVEMJSUN
  22. west
  23. root
  24. PWBVJ
  25. larva
  26. ELPA
  27. adult
  28. Southern
  29. OSCJ
  30. LAOC
  31. AJPOG
  32. NESW
  33. GNOA
  34. evaporation
  35. Arctic
  36. green
  37. KIJO
  38. BGJNK
  39. OSMV
  40. MUSB

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