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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 650 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
  2. 2.🔤 “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
  3. 3.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Pacific
  4. 4.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, doll, rope, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRDN (b) DRKN (c) DNRK (d) NDRK
  6. 6.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) evaporation
  7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, doll, frog, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFDI (b) DIFW (c) DFWI (d) IDFW
  8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, jeep, whistle, inkpot, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SIWJD (b) JDWIS (c) JWISD (d) DJWIS
  9. 9.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Europe (c) Antarctica (d) Africa
  10. 10.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
  11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
  12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, guava, cat, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGCR (b) GBCR (c) RCGB (d) GCRB
  13. 13.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) root (d) stem
  14. 14.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) collection
  15. 15.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the months
  16. 16.🔤 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
  17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, jeep, van, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBVK (b) KVJB (c) JVKB (d) BJVK
  18. 18.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, tent, coconut, glass, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCGOA (b) OGCTA (c) ATCGO (d) TACGO
  20. 20.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
  21. 21.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
  22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
  23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
  24. 24.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
  25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
  26. 26.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
  27. 27.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) green (b) violet (c) blue (d) indigo
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, drum, mirror, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DCMW (b) CDMW (c) WMDC (d) DMWC
  29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) leaf (d) root
  30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
  31. 31.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, net, urn, cat, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DCUNW (b) WNUCD (c) NUCDW (d) NWUCD
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, key, watch, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KWMJ (b) MWKJ (c) KJWM (d) JKWM
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, pillow, duck, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PODA (b) OPDA (c) ADPO (d) PDAO
  35. 35.🔤 “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
  36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, urn, lamp, parrot, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UALPV (b) AULPV (c) VPLUA (d) ULPVA
  38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) orange (b) indigo (c) violet (d) red
  39. 39.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) South America (d) Asia
  40. 40.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) egg (d) pupa

Answer key

  1. first letters as a word
  2. green
  3. Pacific
  4. Saturn
  5. NDRK
  6. precipitation
  7. IDFW
  8. DJWIS
  9. Antarctica
  10. February
  11. VIBGYOR
  12. BGCR
  13. leaf
  14. condensation
  15. the rainbow colours
  16. NESW
  17. BJVK
  18. March
  19. ATCGO
  20. Atlantic
  21. egg
  22. ELPA
  23. JFMA
  24. January
  25. SWG
  26. one word holds a list
  27. violet
  28. CDMW
  29. flower
  30. ECPC
  31. north
  32. WNUCD
  33. JKWM
  34. OPDA
  35. saffron
  36. MVEMJSUN
  37. AULPV
  38. red
  39. South America
  40. larva

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