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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 578 · 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.🔤 “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
  2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) green (d) red
  3. 3.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  4. 4.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
  6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
  7. 7.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) flower (d) root
  8. 8.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
  9. 9.🔤 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
  10. 10.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) adult (d) egg
  11. 11.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the oceans
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) SWG
  13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) a type of number
  14. 14.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) root (d) stem
  15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, goat, needle, monkey, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GNMCF (b) CMNGF (c) FGNMC (d) GFNMC
  16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, kite, monkey, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KGMI (b) KMIG (c) GKMI (d) IMKG
  17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
  18. 18.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
  19. 19.🔤 “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
  20. 20.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
  21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) violet (b) green (c) blue (d) red
  22. 22.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
  23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) evaporation
  24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Pacific (d) Indian
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, monkey, onion, jug, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AJOMD (b) MOJAD (c) MDOJA (d) DMOJA
  26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, guava, kettle, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JGKL (b) LKGJ (c) GJKL (d) GKLJ
  28. 28.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) red (b) indigo (c) blue (d) orange
  29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, ant, bucket, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AJBM (b) ABMJ (c) MBAJ (d) JABM
  32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
  33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, jalebi, van, tomato, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CTVJK (b) JVTCK (c) JKVTC (d) KJVTC
  35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, candle, violin, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IVCU (b) CVIU (c) UCVI (d) CUVI
  36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, pencil, banana, cat, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PMBCL (b) LCBPM (c) MPBCL (d) PBCLM
  38. 38.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
  39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, umbrella, candle, jeep, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCJGR (b) RUCJG (c) URCJG (d) GJCUR

Answer key

  1. green
  2. green
  3. south
  4. Saturn
  5. one word holds a list
  6. what each letter means
  7. flower
  8. saffron
  9. ECPC
  10. larva
  11. the rainbow colours
  12. SWG
  13. first letters as a word
  14. stem
  15. FGNMC
  16. GKMI
  17. ELPA
  18. Atlantic
  19. west
  20. a list in a fixed order
  21. red
  22. evaporation
  23. collection
  24. Arctic
  25. DMOJA
  26. NESW
  27. JGKL
  28. blue
  29. Earth
  30. VIBGYOR
  31. JABM
  32. MVEMJSUN
  33. AANSAEA
  34. KJVTC
  35. UCVI
  36. JFMA
  37. MPBCL
  38. Southern
  39. egg
  40. RUCJG

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