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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 373 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, kite, fan, pillow, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKFPW (b) WPFKJ (c) KJFPW (d) KFPWJ
  2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
  4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
  5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, flute, pillow, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUPO (b) OPFU (c) UFPO (d) FPOU
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
  7. 7.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
  9. 9.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
  10. 10.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
  11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, coconut, doll, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JDCL (b) CDJL (c) LCDJ (d) CLDJ
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
  13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
  14. 14.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
  17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
  19. 19.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
  20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) ESWN
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, shoe, kite, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SKFL (b) FKSL (c) SLKF (d) LSKF
  22. 22.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Antarctica (c) South America (d) Australia
  23. 23.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, duck, vase, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVFL (b) DLVF (c) FVDL (d) LDVF
  25. 25.🔤 “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
  26. 26.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red (d) green
  27. 27.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
  28. 28.🔤 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) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
  29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, coconut, spoon, mango, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMSCB (b) CBSMI (c) BCSMI (d) CSMIB
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, apple, whistle, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PWAS (b) ASWP (c) AWPS (d) SAWP
  33. 33.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
  34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
  35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, spoon, tent, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SGTD (b) DTSG (c) GSTD (d) STDG
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, shoe, apple, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SAVF (b) FSAV (c) SFAV (d) VASF
  37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, duck, tomato, fan, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DATFJ (b) DTFJA (c) JFTDA (d) ADTFJ
  39. 39.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
  40. 40.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf

Answer key

  1. JKFPW
  2. Uranus
  3. first letters as a word
  4. what each letter means
  5. UFPO
  6. PAISA
  7. condensation
  8. ELPA
  9. February
  10. one word holds a list
  11. LCDJ
  12. ECPC
  13. egg
  14. the rainbow colours
  15. JFMA
  16. VIBGYOR
  17. south
  18. AANSAEA
  19. April
  20. NESW
  21. LSKF
  22. Australia
  23. a list in a fixed order
  24. LDVF
  25. saffron
  26. green
  27. March
  28. MVEMJSUN
  29. Jupiter
  30. January
  31. BCSMI
  32. SAWP
  33. precipitation
  34. RSLF
  35. GSTD
  36. FSAV
  37. Venus
  38. ADTFJ
  39. stem
  40. flower

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