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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 577 · 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 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
  2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) indigo (b) orange (c) violet (d) blue
  3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
  4. 4.🔤 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
  5. 5.🔤 “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
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
  7. 7.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
  8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, umbrella, duck, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUDT (b) UDTA (c) TDUA (d) UADT
  9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, drum, pencil, nest, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFPNG (b) FDPNG (c) DPNGF (d) GNPDF
  10. 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
  11. 11.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
  12. 12.🔤 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
  13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
  14. 14.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  15. 15.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the months
  16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, orange, vase, kite, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKVOG (b) GOVKC (c) OGVKC (d) OVKCG
  17. 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) indigo (b) orange (c) yellow (d) green
  18. 18.🔤 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
  19. 19.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) flower (d) leaf
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, igloo, anchor, rope, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ITARD (b) DRAIT (c) TIARD (d) IARDT
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, duck, ball, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBDT (b) DBPT (c) DTBP (d) TDBP
  22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
  23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, tiger, urn, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TUKV (b) KUTV (c) VTUK (d) TVUK
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, spoon, kettle, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SBKI (b) BSKI (c) SKIB (d) IKSB
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, ball, cat, rope, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PRCBU (b) UBCRP (c) BUCRP (d) BCRPU
  26. 26.🔤 “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
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, net, sock, ant, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NSAFV (b) VNSAF (c) FASNV (d) NVSAF
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, urn, ball, duck, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PUBDC (b) UPBDC (c) UBDCP (d) CDBUP
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, owl, cat, monkey, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SMCOD (b) DOCMS (c) OCMSD (d) ODCMS
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, net, vase, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONVF (b) FVNO (c) NOVF (d) NVFO
  31. 31.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) blue (d) green
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, glass, key, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LKGA (b) AGKL (c) GKLA (d) GAKL
  33. 33.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, ice cream, ladder, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILTG (b) TLIG (c) IGLT (d) GILT
  35. 35.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
  36. 36.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) March (d) February
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, key, nest, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KNPS (b) KSNP (c) SKNP (d) PNKS
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, guava, pillow, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MPGA (b) AGPM (c) GPMA (d) GAPM
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, watch, urn, ice cream, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WJUID (b) JWUID (c) DIUWJ (d) WUIDJ
  40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Southern

Answer key

  1. evaporation
  2. violet
  3. one word holds a list
  4. SWG
  5. adult
  6. RSLF
  7. first letters as a word
  8. AUDT
  9. FDPNG
  10. a list in a fixed order
  11. collection
  12. VIBGYOR
  13. JFMA
  14. north
  15. the rainbow colours
  16. GOVKC
  17. orange
  18. NESW
  19. leaf
  20. TIARD
  21. TDBP
  22. MVEMJSUN
  23. VTUK
  24. BSKI
  25. UBCRP
  26. saffron
  27. VNSAF
  28. PUBDC
  29. DOCMS
  30. ONVF
  31. blue
  32. AGKL
  33. south
  34. GILT
  35. January
  36. February
  37. SKNP
  38. AGPM
  39. JWUID
  40. Arctic

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