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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 694 · 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 oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
  2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
  3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, needle, mirror, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNMC (b) NMCR (c) NRMC (d) CMNR
  4. 4.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) violet (b) blue (c) yellow (d) indigo
  5. 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
  6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
  7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, owl, drum, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGDU (b) UDOG (c) ODUG (d) GODU
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
  9. 9.🔤 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
  10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, pillow, spoon, mirror, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FPSMT (b) PSMTF (c) PFSMT (d) TMSPF
  11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
  12. 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
  13. 13.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
  14. 14.🔤 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
  15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, kettle, ball, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBJV (b) VKBJ (c) JBKV (d) KVBJ
  16. 16.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) evaporation
  17. 17.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) root (d) leaf
  18. 18.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, watch, mirror, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GWMF (b) FMWG (c) WMFG (d) WGMF
  20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, candle, goat, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CAGV (b) CGVA (c) ACGV (d) VGCA
  22. 22.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) violet (d) indigo
  23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Asia (c) North America (d) Antarctica
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, frog, tomato, banana, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GFTBJ (b) FTBJG (c) JBTFG (d) FGTBJ
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, tomato, onion, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BTOJ (b) TBOJ (c) JOTB (d) TOJB
  26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
  27. 27.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red (d) violet
  28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
  29. 29.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
  30. 30.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, candle, kite, guava, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUKGB (b) BGKCU (c) CKGBU (d) UCKGB
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, spoon, umpire, needle, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SKUNF (b) KSUNF (c) SUNFK (d) FNUSK
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, kettle, watch, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PKWF (b) KPWF (c) KWFP (d) FWKP
  34. 34.🔤 “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
  35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, mango, shoe, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KSMV (b) MSKV (c) VMSK (d) MVSK
  37. 37.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, anchor, onion, shoe, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOSJP (b) JSOAP (c) PAOSJ (d) APOSJ
  39. 39.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) red (b) green (c) orange (d) blue
  40. 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north

Answer key

  1. the rainbow colours
  2. SWG
  3. RNMC
  4. blue
  5. one word holds a list
  6. what each letter means
  7. GODU
  8. ECPC
  9. VIBGYOR
  10. FPSMT
  11. AANSAEA
  12. first letters as a word
  13. a list in a fixed order
  14. ELPA
  15. VKBJ
  16. collection
  17. stem
  18. flower
  19. GWMF
  20. NESW
  21. ACGV
  22. orange
  23. Antarctica
  24. GFTBJ
  25. BTOJ
  26. MVEMJSUN
  27. violet
  28. JFMA
  29. Pacific
  30. Mars
  31. UCKGB
  32. KSUNF
  33. PKWF
  34. leaf
  35. Neptune
  36. VMSK
  37. larva
  38. PAOSJ
  39. red
  40. south

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