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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 468 · 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: doll, guava, frog, kettle, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDFKB (b) BKFGD (c) GFKBD (d) DGFKB
  2. 2.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) leaf (d) stem
  3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
  4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
  5. 5.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Atlantic
  6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
  7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
  8. 8.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
  9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
  10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, needle, pillow, jug, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANPJL (b) LJPNA (c) NPJLA (d) NAPJL
  11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
  13. 13.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
  14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  15. 15.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
  16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
  17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
  18. 18.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
  19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) North America (c) South America (d) Africa
  20. 20.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
  21. 21.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) indigo (d) orange
  23. 23.🔤 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
  24. 24.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
  25. 25.🔤 “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
  26. 26.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, watch, ant, mirror, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NWAMR (b) WAMRN (c) WNAMR (d) RMAWN
  28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
  29. 29.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) March (d) February
  30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) violet (d) green
  31. 31.🔤 “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
  32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, umbrella, violin, onion, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVOGB (b) BUVOG (c) GOVUB (d) UBVOG
  34. 34.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
  35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, sock, net, fan, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LSNFP (b) SNFPL (c) PFNSL (d) SLNFP
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, flute, jeep, ice cream, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FJINA (b) AFJIN (c) FAJIN (d) NIJFA
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, urn, nest, monkey, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VUNMD (b) DMNUV (c) UNMDV (d) UVNMD
  38. 38.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, coconut, doll, rose, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRDCS (b) SCDRG (c) CDRGS (d) CSDRG
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, nest, onion, watch, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TNOWD (b) DWONT (c) NTOWD (d) NOWDT

Answer key

  1. DGFKB
  2. flower
  3. the rainbow colours
  4. MVEMJSUN
  5. Pacific
  6. first letters as a word
  7. a list in a fixed order
  8. adult
  9. NESW
  10. ANPJL
  11. JFMA
  12. SWG
  13. AANSAEA
  14. Venus
  15. saffron
  16. what each letter means
  17. PAISA
  18. pupa
  19. Asia
  20. collection
  21. Jupiter
  22. orange
  23. RSLF
  24. February
  25. evaporation
  26. white
  27. NWAMR
  28. VIBGYOR
  29. March
  30. green
  31. green
  32. ECPC
  33. BUVOG
  34. precipitation
  35. LSNFP
  36. AFJIN
  37. VUNMD
  38. one word holds a list
  39. SCDRG
  40. TNOWD

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