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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 452 · 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.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
  2. 2.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
  3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
  5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
  7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
  9. 9.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
  10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
  11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, glass, monkey, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMPL (b) PMGL (c) LGMP (d) GLMP
  12. 12.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
  13. 13.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  14. 14.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
  15. 15.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
  16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
  17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
  18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, rose, mirror, coconut, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSMCL (b) RMCLS (c) SRMCL (d) LCMRS
  20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, kettle, candle, igloo, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AICKS (b) SKCIA (c) KCIAS (d) KSCIA
  22. 22.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
  23. 23.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, ant, ice cream, jug, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJIAF (b) AFIJB (c) FAIJB (d) AIJBF
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, tiger, bucket, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBPF (b) PBTF (c) FTBP (d) TFBP
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, jeep, kite, doll, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKDCP (b) PJKDC (c) CDKJP (d) JPKDC
  27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  28. 28.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) blue (b) violet (c) red (d) indigo
  29. 29.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
  30. 30.🔤 “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
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, fan, rope, ant, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFRAP (b) FRAPK (c) FKRAP (d) PARFK
  32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
  33. 33.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, ice cream, lamp, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILND (b) IDLN (c) NLID (d) DILN
  35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, frog, jeep, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SFJK (b) FSJK (c) KJFS (d) FJKS
  36. 36.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, rope, kite, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNKC (b) CKRN (c) NRKC (d) RKCN
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, drum, jeep, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LJDP (b) DJLP (c) PDJL (d) DPJL
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, lamp, ice cream, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LKIM (b) KLIM (c) MILK (d) LIMK
  40. 40.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) Asia

Answer key

  1. leaf
  2. one word holds a list
  3. Saturn
  4. condensation
  5. RSLF
  6. ELPA
  7. pupa
  8. ECPC
  9. March
  10. AANSAEA
  11. LGMP
  12. the rainbow colours
  13. Venus
  14. January
  15. a list in a fixed order
  16. what each letter means
  17. MVEMJSUN
  18. JFMA
  19. SRMCL
  20. NESW
  21. SKCIA
  22. first letters as a word
  23. green
  24. FAIJB
  25. FTBP
  26. PJKDC
  27. east
  28. violet
  29. saffron
  30. egg
  31. KFRAP
  32. VIBGYOR
  33. Uranus
  34. DILN
  35. SFJK
  36. flower
  37. NRKC
  38. PDJL
  39. KLIM
  40. Africa

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