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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 83 · 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 4 (G) stand for? (a) indigo (b) blue (c) green (d) violet
  2. 2.🔤 “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
  3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, candle, ant, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PCAM (b) CPAM (c) CAMP (d) MACP
  4. 4.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Atlantic
  5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
  6. 6.🔤 “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
  7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
  8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Arctic
  9. 9.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
  10. 10.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
  11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
  12. 12.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
  13. 13.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) South America (b) Australia (c) North America (d) Antarctica
  14. 14.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
  15. 15.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
  16. 16.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
  17. 17.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Indian
  18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, inkpot, tomato, needle, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJTNO (b) JITNO (c) ITNOJ (d) ONTIJ
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, urn, vase, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVUF (b) UFVP (c) FUVP (d) UVPF
  20. 20.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, coconut, ice cream, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CIRO (b) COIR (c) OCIR (d) RICO
  22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
  23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, lemon, pillow, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WPLT (b) LTPW (c) LPWT (d) TLPW
  24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, candle, whistle, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FWCG (b) CWFG (c) GCWF (d) CGWF
  25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Europe (c) South America (d) North America
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, ball, coconut, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCBA (b) BACF (c) ABCF (d) BCFA
  27. 27.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, igloo, candle, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGCP (b) GICP (c) PCIG (d) ICPG
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, owl, drum, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ODWS (b) WDOS (c) SODW (d) OSDW
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, cat, mirror, inkpot, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CNMIU (b) CMIUN (c) NCMIU (d) UIMCN
  31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
  32. 32.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) leaf (d) root
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, goat, net, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GNIS (b) GSNI (c) INGS (d) SGNI
  34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) blue (d) red
  35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, shoe, vase, apple, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVAJG (b) JAVSG (c) GSVAJ (d) SGVAJ
  36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
  37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  38. 38.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
  39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🔤 “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

Answer key

  1. green
  2. south
  3. PCAM
  4. Southern
  5. a list in a fixed order
  6. adult
  7. ELPA
  8. Arctic
  9. first letters as a word
  10. evaporation
  11. AANSAEA
  12. the rainbow colours
  13. North America
  14. Atlantic
  15. March
  16. one word holds a list
  17. Pacific
  18. JITNO
  19. FUVP
  20. saffron
  21. OCIR
  22. MVEMJSUN
  23. TLPW
  24. GCWF
  25. South America
  26. ABCF
  27. what each letter means
  28. GICP
  29. SODW
  30. NCMIU
  31. SWG
  32. leaf
  33. SGNI
  34. red
  35. GSVAJ
  36. VIBGYOR
  37. Neptune
  38. precipitation
  39. Saturn
  40. egg

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