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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 330 · 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.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
  2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, flute, mirror, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FAMS (b) AFMS (c) SMFA (d) FMSA
  3. 3.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
  4. 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
  5. 5.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) blue (b) red (c) orange (d) indigo
  6. 6.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
  7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
  9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
  10. 10.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
  11. 11.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
  13. 13.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  14. 14.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
  15. 15.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
  16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, mirror, whistle, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BWMV (b) MVWB (c) VMWB (d) MWBV
  17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
  18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) blue (c) green (d) violet
  19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, sock, umpire, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SRUI (b) RSUI (c) SUIR (d) IUSR
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, frog, doll, needle, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDNGS (b) FSDNG (c) GNDFS (d) SFDNG
  22. 22.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
  23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, sock, van, anchor, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVANT (b) STVAN (c) NAVST (d) TSVAN
  24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) green (d) blue
  25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) Australia
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, cat, ball, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBCW (b) CBJW (c) CWBJ (d) WCBJ
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, flute, kettle, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKFV (b) FVKW (c) VFKW (d) FKWV
  28. 28.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) North America (d) Africa
  29. 29.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
  30. 30.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
  31. 31.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
  32. 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) adult (d) egg
  33. 33.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, glass, lemon, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GFLK (b) FGLK (c) KLGF (d) GLKF
  35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) Asia (d) South America
  36. 36.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) root (d) stem
  37. 37.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) stem (d) leaf
  38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
  39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
  40. 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east

Answer key

  1. the rainbow colours
  2. AFMS
  3. January
  4. a list in a fixed order
  5. orange
  6. one word holds a list
  7. larva
  8. NESW
  9. SWG
  10. first letters as a word
  11. pupa
  12. AANSAEA
  13. Earth
  14. precipitation
  15. what each letter means
  16. VMWB
  17. PAISA
  18. indigo
  19. JFMA
  20. RSUI
  21. SFDNG
  22. Atlantic
  23. TSVAN
  24. blue
  25. Australia
  26. WCBJ
  27. VFKW
  28. Africa
  29. March
  30. green
  31. collection
  32. adult
  33. saffron
  34. FGLK
  35. Europe
  36. stem
  37. root
  38. April
  39. VIBGYOR
  40. west

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