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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 414 · 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.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
  3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, banana, cat, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LCBG (b) GBCL (c) BGCL (d) BCLG
  4. 4.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) blue (d) orange
  5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
  6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
  7. 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
  8. 8.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
  9. 9.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
  10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
  11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
  13. 13.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) condensation
  14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) violet (c) indigo (d) orange
  15. 15.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
  17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
  18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) North America (c) Europe (d) Asia
  20. 20.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, doll, fan, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CFDV (b) DFCV (c) VDFC (d) DVFC
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, owl, fan, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFVP (b) VFOP (c) POFV (d) OPFV
  23. 23.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, inkpot, duck, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JIDR (b) RDIJ (c) IJDR (d) IDRJ
  25. 25.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, jalebi, mirror, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMJB (b) JBMC (c) BJMC (d) JMCB
  27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, frog, drum, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FTDV (b) FDVT (c) VDFT (d) TFDV
  29. 29.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) South America (d) Australia
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, needle, doll, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IDNB (b) BNDI (c) NDIB (d) NBDI
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, duck, whistle, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSWL (b) DWLS (c) LWDS (d) SDWL
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, cat, igloo, apple, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UAICJ (b) JCIAU (c) CIAUJ (d) CJIAU
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, bucket, rose, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LRBS (b) BSRL (c) BRLS (d) SBRL
  34. 34.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
  35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, orange, needle, monkey, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SMNOG (b) ONMSG (c) OGNMS (d) GONMS
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, parrot, tiger, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PITJ (b) JTPI (c) PTJI (d) IPTJ
  37. 37.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Indian
  38. 38.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
  39. 39.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, orange, coconut, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OWCK (b) OCKW (c) WOCK (d) KCOW

Answer key

  1. west
  2. what each letter means
  3. GBCL
  4. orange
  5. JFMA
  6. first letters as a word
  7. one word holds a list
  8. March
  9. evaporation
  10. AANSAEA
  11. Venus
  12. stem
  13. precipitation
  14. blue
  15. the rainbow colours
  16. PAISA
  17. SWG
  18. Mercury
  19. Europe
  20. north
  21. VDFC
  22. POFV
  23. a list in a fixed order
  24. JIDR
  25. collection
  26. BJMC
  27. NESW
  28. TFDV
  29. Asia
  30. BNDI
  31. SDWL
  32. JCIAU
  33. SBRL
  34. January
  35. GONMS
  36. IPTJ
  37. Indian
  38. pupa
  39. green
  40. WOCK

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