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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 775 · 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 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  2. 2.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
  3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, doll, shoe, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WSDF (b) DFSW (c) FDSW (d) DSWF
  4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
  5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the oceans
  6. 6.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
  7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
  8. 8.🔤 “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
  9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, lamp, tent, shoe, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSTLJ (b) LJTSR (c) JLTSR (d) LTSRJ
  10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
  11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, drum, tomato, goat, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DOTGW (b) WGTDO (c) ODTGW (d) DTGWO
  12. 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
  13. 13.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
  14. 14.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
  15. 15.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) larva (d) adult
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
  17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
  18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, key, candle, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICKS (b) KSCI (c) KCIS (d) SKCI
  20. 20.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, doll, umbrella, candle, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DUCVP (b) PDUCV (c) VCUDP (d) DPUCV
  22. 22.🔤 “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
  23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, key, goat, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AKGC (b) KGCA (c) CGKA (d) KAGC
  25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, inkpot, kettle, ball, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GIKBT (b) IKBTG (c) TBKIG (d) IGKBT
  27. 27.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
  28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, violin, bucket, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVBP (b) VBPK (c) VKBP (d) PBVK
  30. 30.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
  31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, inkpot, pillow, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IPDF (b) FIPD (c) DPIF (d) IFPD
  32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Southern
  34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Europe (c) North America (d) South America
  35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) WSG
  36. 36.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
  37. 37.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
  38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
  39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, umbrella, rose, flute, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UDRFG (b) GFRUD (c) URFGD (d) DURFG

Answer key

  1. north
  2. green
  3. FDSW
  4. what each letter means
  5. the rainbow colours
  6. evaporation
  7. ELPA
  8. leaf
  9. JLTSR
  10. ECPC
  11. ODTGW
  12. first letters as a word
  13. precipitation
  14. Pacific
  15. adult
  16. MVEMJSUN
  17. VIBGYOR
  18. Venus
  19. SKCI
  20. Mercury
  21. PDUCV
  22. collection
  23. condensation
  24. AKGC
  25. egg
  26. GIKBT
  27. one word holds a list
  28. PAISA
  29. KVBP
  30. a list in a fixed order
  31. FIPD
  32. Mars
  33. Arctic
  34. North America
  35. SWG
  36. saffron
  37. white
  38. JFMA
  39. AANSAEA
  40. DURFG

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