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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 512 · 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: pillow, jug, cat, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPCF (b) JCFP (c) PJCF (d) FCJP
  2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
  3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, bucket, monkey, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BTMO (b) TBMO (c) BMOT (d) OMBT
  4. 4.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
  5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, coconut, guava, doll, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCGDA (b) CGDAT (c) ADGCT (d) CTGDA
  6. 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
  7. 7.🔤 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) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
  8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic
  9. 9.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
  10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, net, mango, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BMNT (b) TNMB (c) NMBT (d) NTMB
  11. 11.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the months
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WGS
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, tent, doll, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDWK (b) TKDW (c) WDTK (d) KTDW
  14. 14.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
  15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, doll, jeep, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RJDL (b) LDJR (c) DJRL (d) DLJR
  17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, kite, mirror, jug, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVMJO (b) KMJOV (c) VKMJO (d) OJMKV
  18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
  20. 20.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, umpire, lemon, violin, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ULVTN (b) TVLUN (c) NULVT (d) UNLVT
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, lamp, mango, jeep, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJMLP (b) LPMJC (c) PLMJC (d) LMJCP
  23. 23.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) orange (d) indigo
  24. 24.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, flute, key, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FPKC (b) PFKC (c) CKFP (d) FKCP
  26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
  27. 27.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, flute, cat, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCOA (b) OCFA (c) FACO (d) AFCO
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, kettle, van, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFVL (b) KVLF (c) FKVL (d) LVKF
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, urn, radio, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MRUA (b) UARM (c) AURM (d) URMA
  31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Asia (d) Australia
  32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) orange (b) indigo (c) violet (d) green
  33. 33.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, flute, goat, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FPGC (b) CGFP (c) PFGC (d) FGCP
  35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
  36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) violet (d) green
  37. 37.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) egg (d) pupa
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, frog, duck, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFDO (b) FDOK (c) ODFK (d) FKDO
  39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, pillow, shoe, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IPSC (b) CSPI (c) PISC (d) PSCI

Answer key

  1. PJCF
  2. what each letter means
  3. TBMO
  4. larva
  5. TCGDA
  6. a list in a fixed order
  7. MVEMJSUN
  8. Pacific
  9. stem
  10. TNMB
  11. the rainbow colours
  12. SWG
  13. KTDW
  14. flower
  15. Uranus
  16. LDJR
  17. VKMJO
  18. Earth
  19. JFMA
  20. first letters as a word
  21. NULVT
  22. PLMJC
  23. indigo
  24. west
  25. PFKC
  26. VIBGYOR
  27. January
  28. AFCO
  29. FKVL
  30. AURM
  31. Asia
  32. green
  33. one word holds a list
  34. PFGC
  35. ECPC
  36. violet
  37. adult
  38. KFDO
  39. RSLF
  40. IPSC

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