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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 437 · 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.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
  2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, pencil, watch, nest, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PWNMC (b) PCWNM (c) CPWNM (d) MNWPC
  4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
  5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, tent, pencil, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPTU (b) TPJU (c) UTPJ (d) TUPJ
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
  7. 7.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
  8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, monkey, onion, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MOID (b) IOMD (c) DMOI (d) MDOI
  9. 9.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
  10. 10.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
  11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
  12. 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, rope, tent, onion, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RDTOA (b) AOTRD (c) RTOAD (d) DRTOA
  14. 14.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
  16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, cat, drum, owl, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CDOIL (b) IODCL (c) CLDOI (d) LCDOI
  17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, watch, ball, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JWBV (b) WBVJ (c) WJBV (d) VBWJ
  18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, wallet, onion, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JWOC (b) COWJ (c) WJOC (d) WOCJ
  19. 19.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
  20. 20.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
  21. 21.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
  23. 23.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) pupa (d) egg
  24. 24.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) North America (b) Asia (c) Europe (d) Africa
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, bucket, shoe, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BSVN (b) NBSV (c) VSBN (d) BNSV
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, rope, key, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RKJL (b) LRKJ (c) RLKJ (d) JKRL
  27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) root (d) leaf
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, pencil, vase, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVTN (b) NPVT (c) PNVT (d) TVPN
  29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) egg (d) pupa
  30. 30.🔤 “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
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, vase, urn, mango, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VUMFD (b) VDUMF (c) DVUMF (d) FMUVD
  32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, pillow, key, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OKPM (b) PKOM (c) MPKO (d) PMKO
  35. 35.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) orange (c) violet (d) yellow
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, lamp, pillow, rope, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LFPRC (b) LPRCF (c) CRPLF (d) FLPRC
  37. 37.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Arctic
  38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, nest, candle, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KNCM (b) MCNK (c) NKCM (d) NCMK
  40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus

Answer key

  1. collection
  2. Earth
  3. CPWNM
  4. VIBGYOR
  5. UTPJ
  6. AANSAEA
  7. evaporation
  8. DMOI
  9. a list in a fixed order
  10. what each letter means
  11. ECPC
  12. first letters as a word
  13. DRTOA
  14. leaf
  15. JFMA
  16. LCDOI
  17. JWBV
  18. JWOC
  19. the rainbow colours
  20. one word holds a list
  21. east
  22. MVEMJSUN
  23. adult
  24. Europe
  25. NBSV
  26. LRKJ
  27. stem
  28. NPVT
  29. egg
  30. saffron
  31. DVUMF
  32. Mars
  33. Atlantic
  34. MPKO
  35. indigo
  36. FLPRC
  37. Arctic
  38. PAISA
  39. KNCM
  40. Venus

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