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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 742 · 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.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
  2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
  3. 3.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) February (d) March
  4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
  5. 5.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Pacific (d) Arctic
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
  7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
  8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, doll, spoon, anchor, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UASDF (b) DFSAU (c) DSAUF (d) FDSAU
  9. 9.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a drawing (d) a type of number
  10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Africa (c) North America (d) Europe
  11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, fan, vase, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVFB (b) FVPB (c) BFVP (d) FBVP
  14. 14.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
  15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, pillow, owl, vase, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVOPI (b) PIOVK (c) IPOVK (d) POVKI
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
  17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
  18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, violin, tent, flute, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GVTFC (b) VTFCG (c) CFTVG (d) VGTFC
  20. 20.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
  21. 21.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
  22. 22.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) violet (c) indigo (d) red
  23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, kettle, pillow, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPKR (b) KRPT (c) RKPT (d) KPTR
  24. 24.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, bucket, mirror, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BMVW (b) VMBW (c) WBMV (d) BWMV
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, shoe, ant, umbrella, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DUASR (b) RSAUD (c) SRAUD (d) SAUDR
  27. 27.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
  28. 28.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
  29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) stem (d) root
  30. 30.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
  31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WGS
  32. 32.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, bucket, glass, whistle, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGWFD (b) BDGWF (c) DBGWF (d) FWGBD
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, wallet, kettle, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BWKP (b) WBKP (c) WKPB (d) PKWB
  35. 35.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  36. 36.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Arctic
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, doll, inkpot, coconut, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVICU (b) UCIDV (c) DICUV (d) VDICU
  38. 38.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
  39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) February (d) March
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, candle, violin, mirror, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CVMLS (b) LMVCS (c) CSVML (d) SCVML

Answer key

  1. larva
  2. ELPA
  3. January
  4. what each letter means
  5. Pacific
  6. RSLF
  7. the rainbow colours
  8. FDSAU
  9. first letters as a word
  10. Antarctica
  11. Earth
  12. VIBGYOR
  13. BFVP
  14. saffron
  15. IPOVK
  16. MVEMJSUN
  17. JFMA
  18. Saturn
  19. GVTFC
  20. a list in a fixed order
  21. one word holds a list
  22. indigo
  23. RKPT
  24. egg
  25. WBMV
  26. RSAUD
  27. green
  28. leaf
  29. flower
  30. condensation
  31. SWG
  32. evaporation
  33. DBGWF
  34. BWKP
  35. north
  36. Indian
  37. VDICU
  38. collection
  39. April
  40. SCVML

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