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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 75 · 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.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, rose, tomato, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTRW (b) WRTD (c) RWTD (d) RTDW
  3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
  4. 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) precipitation
  5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
  6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
  7. 7.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
  8. 8.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
  9. 9.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the months
  10. 10.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  11. 11.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
  13. 13.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  14. 14.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) root (d) flower
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
  16. 16.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) larva (d) adult
  17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, needle, umpire, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUNC (b) NCUO (c) CNUO (d) NUOC
  18. 18.🔤 “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
  19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
  20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
  21. 21.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
  22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) APLE
  23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
  24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) indigo (d) violet
  25. 25.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, lamp, parrot, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KPLS (b) LSPK (c) SLPK (d) LPKS
  27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) leaf (d) stem
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, pencil, shoe, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MSPD (b) PDSM (c) PSMD (d) DPSM
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, tent, rose, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CTRG (b) TRGC (c) TCRG (d) GRTC
  30. 30.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) Europe
  31. 31.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, pencil, jeep, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PKJS (b) SJPK (c) KPJS (d) PJSK
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, tent, urn, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TUBD (b) TDUB (c) BUTD (d) DTUB
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, whistle, net, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONWA (b) AWNO (c) WNOA (d) WANO
  35. 35.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
  36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
  37. 37.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
  38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) March (d) February
  39. 39.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) North America (c) Asia (d) Antarctica
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, urn, ladder, apple, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OALUI (b) ULAOI (c) UILAO (d) IULAO

Answer key

  1. south
  2. WRTD
  3. RSLF
  4. condensation
  5. a list in a fixed order
  6. first letters as a word
  7. January
  8. what each letter means
  9. the rainbow colours
  10. west
  11. one word holds a list
  12. SWG
  13. Venus
  14. leaf
  15. ECPC
  16. larva
  17. CNUO
  18. egg
  19. MVEMJSUN
  20. AANSAEA
  21. collection
  22. ELPA
  23. PAISA
  24. violet
  25. Pacific
  26. SLPK
  27. flower
  28. DPSM
  29. CTRG
  30. Australia
  31. green
  32. KPJS
  33. DTUB
  34. AWNO
  35. adult
  36. VIBGYOR
  37. February
  38. April
  39. Europe
  40. IULAO

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