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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 727 · 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 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
  2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
  3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
  4. 4.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
  5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
  6. 6.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Pacific
  7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) adult (d) egg
  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.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
  10. 10.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) stem (d) leaf
  11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
  12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, watch, jeep, orange, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOJWM (b) MWJOU (c) WJOUM (d) WMJOU
  13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
  14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, nest, mirror, kettle, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VKMNC (b) CNMKV (c) NCMKV (d) NMKVC
  15. 15.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
  16. 16.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
  17. 17.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Antarctica (c) North America (d) South America
  18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, jeep, doll, mango, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMDJG (b) GJDMR (c) JDMRG (d) JGDMR
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, wallet, cat, inkpot, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WCIGD (b) WDCIG (c) DWCIG (d) GICWD
  20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
  21. 21.🔤 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
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, sock, orange, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVOW (b) VSOW (c) SOWV (d) WOSV
  23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, whistle, net, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WNGD (b) DWNG (c) GNWD (d) WDNG
  24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) yellow (d) violet
  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 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
  28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
  29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, mirror, parrot, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMPO (b) MIPO (c) MPOI (d) OPMI
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, jeep, watch, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJWR (b) RWJB (c) JWRB (d) JBWR
  32. 32.🔤 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) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
  33. 33.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) Europe
  35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, ladder, banana, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LBGS (b) SLBG (c) LSBG (d) GBLS
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, rope, anchor, owl, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RAODV (b) RVAOD (c) VRAOD (d) DOARV
  37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) indigo (d) green
  39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
  40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn

Answer key

  1. precipitation
  2. ECPC
  3. the rainbow colours
  4. February
  5. what each letter means
  6. Pacific
  7. egg
  8. NESW
  9. saffron
  10. stem
  11. VIBGYOR
  12. MWJOU
  13. first letters as a word
  14. CNMKV
  15. green
  16. a list in a fixed order
  17. Antarctica
  18. GJDMR
  19. DWCIG
  20. PAISA
  21. MVEMJSUN
  22. VSOW
  23. DWNG
  24. Venus
  25. yellow
  26. one word holds a list
  27. indigo
  28. JFMA
  29. ELPA
  30. IMPO
  31. BJWR
  32. AANSAEA
  33. south
  34. Asia
  35. SLBG
  36. VRAOD
  37. Earth
  38. violet
  39. pupa
  40. Saturn

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