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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 64 · 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.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the planets
  2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
  3. 3.🔤 “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
  4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
  5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
  6. 6.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ESWN
  9. 9.🔤 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
  10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, flute, drum, jeep, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FTDJI (b) IJDFT (c) TFDJI (d) FDJIT
  11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  12. 12.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, sock, duck, urn, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUDST (b) TSDUA (c) SDUAT (d) STDUA
  14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
  15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, van, jug, guava, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGJVF (b) FVJGB (c) VJGBF (d) VFJGB
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
  17. 17.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
  18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, guava, orange, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ROGU (b) GUOR (c) UGOR (d) GORU
  19. 19.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
  20. 20.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) Antarctica
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, jeep, lamp, guava, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JFLGN (b) JLGNF (c) NGLJF (d) FJLGN
  22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
  23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, ice cream, bucket, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBIC (b) IBVC (c) CIBV (d) ICBV
  24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
  25. 25.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
  26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, ice cream, rope, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFRP (b) PRIF (c) IRPF (d) FIRP
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, rose, pencil, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMPG (b) MRPG (c) RPGM (d) GPRM
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, igloo, glass, sock, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFGST (b) TSGIF (c) FIGST (d) IGSTF
  30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
  31. 31.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, key, bucket, parrot, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKBPN (b) KWBPN (c) KBPNW (d) NPBKW
  33. 33.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Australia (d) South America
  35. 35.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, violin, jalebi, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJVT (b) TVJD (c) VJDT (d) VTJD
  37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, tent, wallet, needle, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UNWTM (b) MTWNU (c) TWNUM (d) TMWNU
  39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
  40. 40.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) South America (d) Australia

Answer key

  1. the rainbow colours
  2. AANSAEA
  3. leaf
  4. RSLF
  5. first letters as a word
  6. Uranus
  7. what each letter means
  8. NESW
  9. MVEMJSUN
  10. TFDJI
  11. south
  12. a list in a fixed order
  13. TSDUA
  14. ECPC
  15. FVJGB
  16. ELPA
  17. one word holds a list
  18. UGOR
  19. Pacific
  20. Asia
  21. FJLGN
  22. VIBGYOR
  23. CIBV
  24. Southern
  25. root
  26. Earth
  27. FIRP
  28. MRPG
  29. FIGST
  30. PAISA
  31. Venus
  32. WKBPN
  33. Mercury
  34. Antarctica
  35. egg
  36. TVJD
  37. JFMA
  38. MTWNU
  39. adult
  40. South America

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