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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 767 · 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 the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) orange (d) green
  2. 2.🔤 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
  3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
  4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
  5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
  6. 6.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, umbrella, lemon, ball, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABLUT (b) ULBAT (c) UTLBA (d) TULBA
  8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Arctic
  9. 9.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
  10. 10.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
  11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
  13. 13.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
  14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ESWN
  15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, drum, ant, whistle, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWADJ (b) JDAWM (c) DJAWM (d) DAWMJ
  16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
  17. 17.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Australia (c) Africa (d) South America
  18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
  19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
  20. 20.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, tiger, jalebi, duck, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDJTA (b) ATJDM (c) TJDMA (d) TAJDM
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, monkey, violin, tomato, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DMVTS (b) MVTSD (c) STVMD (d) MDVTS
  23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
  24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) indigo (d) orange
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, monkey, owl, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UMOF (b) FOMU (c) MUOF (d) MOFU
  26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  27. 27.🔤 “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
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, parrot, kettle, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKPU (b) UPKM (c) PKMU (d) PUKM
  29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
  30. 30.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) North America (c) Australia (d) Europe
  31. 31.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Southern
  32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  33. 33.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
  34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, key, urn, sock, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRUSV (b) KUSVR (c) RKUSV (d) VSUKR
  35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, orange, banana, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TOBG (b) GBOT (c) OTBG (d) OBGT
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, candle, sock, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CNSO (b) OSCN (c) CSON (d) NCSO
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, nest, ball, ant, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CNBAL (b) LABNC (c) NCBAL (d) NBALC
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, jug, drum, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JLDS (b) SDJL (c) LJDS (d) JDSL
  39. 39.🔤 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
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, umpire, apple, coconut, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LCAUD (b) UACLD (c) UDACL (d) DUACL

Answer key

  1. blue
  2. SWG
  3. MVEMJSUN
  4. one word holds a list
  5. the rainbow colours
  6. Venus
  7. TULBA
  8. Southern
  9. first letters as a word
  10. white
  11. Saturn
  12. JFMA
  13. condensation
  14. NESW
  15. JDAWM
  16. what each letter means
  17. South America
  18. AANSAEA
  19. RSLF
  20. March
  21. ATJDM
  22. DMVTS
  23. ECPC
  24. indigo
  25. UMOF
  26. south
  27. flower
  28. UPKM
  29. ELPA
  30. North America
  31. Arctic
  32. Uranus
  33. a list in a fixed order
  34. RKUSV
  35. TOBG
  36. NCSO
  37. CNBAL
  38. LJDS
  39. VIBGYOR
  40. DUACL

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