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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 548 · 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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) WSG
  2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
  3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
  4. 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
  5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
  6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the oceans
  7. 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
  8. 8.🔤 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
  9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
  10. 10.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
  11. 11.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
  12. 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
  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) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
  14. 14.🔤 “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
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
  16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
  17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, mango, inkpot, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MISF (b) MFIS (c) SIMF (d) FMIS
  19. 19.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Indian
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, vase, jalebi, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VJGB (b) BVJG (c) VBJG (d) GJVB
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, ball, umpire, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGUW (b) BUWG (c) WUBG (d) GBUW
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, owl, umpire, vase, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUVJF (b) FOUVJ (c) JVUOF (d) OFUVJ
  23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, anchor, mango, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UAMW (b) AMWU (c) WMAU (d) AUMW
  24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, monkey, violin, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MGVK (b) KVMG (c) GMVK (d) MVKG
  26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, coconut, violin, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KCVO (b) OVCK (c) CVOK (d) CKVO
  28. 28.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, rose, urn, flute, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFURB (b) RUFOB (c) BRUFO (d) RBUFO
  30. 30.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, drum, inkpot, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFIN (b) FDIN (c) NIDF (d) DINF
  32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) blue (c) yellow (d) orange
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, cat, guava, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGWL (b) LCGW (c) CLGW (d) WGCL
  34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) WSEN
  35. 35.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) flower (d) stem
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, rope, drum, anchor, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RDABV (b) VRDAB (c) BADRV (d) RVDAB
  37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) violet (d) orange
  38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, ice cream, ant, tent, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GTAIS (b) SIATG (c) ISATG (d) IATGS

Answer key

  1. SWG
  2. ELPA
  3. a list in a fixed order
  4. precipitation
  5. RSLF
  6. the rainbow colours
  7. one word holds a list
  8. VIBGYOR
  9. ECPC
  10. March
  11. white
  12. first letters as a word
  13. AANSAEA
  14. saffron
  15. PAISA
  16. what each letter means
  17. west
  18. FMIS
  19. Indian
  20. BVJG
  21. GBUW
  22. FOUVJ
  23. UAMW
  24. Jupiter
  25. GMVK
  26. Saturn
  27. KCVO
  28. Venus
  29. BRUFO
  30. east
  31. FDIN
  32. indigo
  33. LCGW
  34. NESW
  35. leaf
  36. VRDAB
  37. yellow
  38. Neptune
  39. MVEMJSUN
  40. SIATG

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