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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 369 · 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.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
  2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
  3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
  4. 4.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  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) WGS (d) SWG
  6. 6.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, ice cream, candle, rope, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IVCRG (b) ICRGV (c) GRCIV (d) VICRG
  8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Indian
  9. 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) pupa (d) egg
  10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
  11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, jeep, anchor, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RJAD (b) DAJR (c) JADR (d) JRAD
  12. 12.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) precipitation
  13. 13.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
  14. 14.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) leaf (d) stem
  15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, jug, doll, guava, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTDGV (b) JDGVT (c) VGDJT (d) TJDGV
  16. 16.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
  17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
  18. 18.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, glass, drum, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GIDP (b) PDGI (c) GDPI (d) IGDP
  21. 21.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, goat, lamp, banana, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDLBM (b) MBLGD (c) GLBMD (d) DGLBM
  23. 23.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
  24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, tomato, monkey, ice cream, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TMICJ (b) JTMIC (c) CIMTJ (d) TJMIC
  26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
  27. 27.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
  28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
  29. 29.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, umpire, vase, owl, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVOAT (b) AOVUT (c) TUVOA (d) UTVOA
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, vase, onion, ant, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFOAP (b) PAOVF (c) FVOAP (d) VOAPF
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, doll, guava, sock, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSGDF (b) FDGSV (c) DFGSV (d) DGSVF
  33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, umpire, watch, key, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKWUJ (b) UWKIJ (c) UJWKI (d) JUWKI
  35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
  36. 36.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, net, violin, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NVFB (b) FVNB (c) BNVF (d) NBVF
  38. 38.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) flower (d) leaf
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, jug, rose, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRWO (b) WRJO (c) OJRW (d) JORW
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, vase, pencil, owl, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JOPVN (b) VPOJN (c) NVPOJ (d) VNPOJ

Answer key

  1. what each letter means
  2. first letters as a word
  3. a list in a fixed order
  4. south
  5. SWG
  6. Earth
  7. VICRG
  8. Arctic
  9. pupa
  10. AANSAEA
  11. RJAD
  12. evaporation
  13. Southern
  14. stem
  15. TJDGV
  16. white
  17. ECPC
  18. north
  19. JFMA
  20. IGDP
  21. west
  22. DGLBM
  23. the rainbow colours
  24. PAISA
  25. JTMIC
  26. VIBGYOR
  27. green
  28. RSLF
  29. one word holds a list
  30. TUVOA
  31. FVOAP
  32. FDGSV
  33. Atlantic
  34. JUWKI
  35. condensation
  36. March
  37. BNVF
  38. leaf
  39. OJRW
  40. NVPOJ

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