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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 80 · 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.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) March (d) February
  2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
  4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) WGS
  5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, umpire, jeep, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NJUV (b) UJNV (c) UVJN (d) VUJN
  6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its colour
  7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, mango, onion, key, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MGOKI (b) IKOMG (c) MOKIG (d) GMOKI
  8. 8.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
  9. 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
  10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
  11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  12. 12.🔤 “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
  13. 13.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
  16. 16.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
  17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  18. 18.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) evaporation
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, lemon, flute, pencil, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VLFPR (b) LFPRV (c) RPFLV (d) LVFPR
  20. 20.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, guava, shoe, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GSKF (b) KSGF (c) FGSK (d) GFSK
  22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
  23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, owl, banana, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OBIV (b) OVBI (c) IBOV (d) VOBI
  24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
  25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
  26. 26.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
  27. 27.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, jeep, onion, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOJF (b) JFOA (c) FJOA (d) JOAF
  29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
  30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
  31. 31.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, watch, fan, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFWG (b) WFRG (c) GWFR (d) WGFR
  33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
  34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
  35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
  36. 36.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
  37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, umbrella, banana, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBUN (b) UNBP (c) UBPN (d) NUBP
  38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, drum, cat, pillow, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) APCDM (b) MDCPA (c) DMCPA (d) DCPAM
  40. 40.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult

Answer key

  1. January
  2. south
  3. first letters as a word
  4. SWG
  5. VUJN
  6. what each letter means
  7. GMOKI
  8. the rainbow colours
  9. pupa
  10. ECPC
  11. Saturn
  12. saffron
  13. north
  14. Earth
  15. root
  16. condensation
  17. east
  18. precipitation
  19. VLFPR
  20. a list in a fixed order
  21. FGSK
  22. MVEMJSUN
  23. VOBI
  24. NESW
  25. adult
  26. Atlantic
  27. February
  28. FJOA
  29. RSLF
  30. PAISA
  31. one word holds a list
  32. GWFR
  33. ELPA
  34. Indian
  35. VIBGYOR
  36. Pacific
  37. NUBP
  38. Mercury
  39. MDCPA
  40. larva

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