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Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 923 · 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… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the planets
  2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
  4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, banana, jug, inkpot, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPJIF (b) BJIFP (c) FIJBP (d) PBJIF
  5. 5.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
  6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
  7. 7.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
  8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WSG
  9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
  10. 10.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
  11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
  12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, lemon, key, jeep, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TJKLA (b) LAKJT (c) ALKJT (d) LKJTA
  13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, onion, tiger, glass, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LGTOB (b) OBTGL (c) BOTGL (d) OTGLB
  14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  15. 15.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
  16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
  17. 17.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
  18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
  19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) North America
  20. 20.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
  22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, onion, bucket, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBOT (b) OBNT (c) TOBN (d) OTBN
  23. 23.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
  24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🔤 “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
  26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
  28. 28.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) blue (d) red
  29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
  30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, bucket, anchor, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BRAP (b) BAPR (c) PABR (d) RBAP
  31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
  32. 32.🔤 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
  33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
  34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) blue (d) red
  35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
  36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, owl, umpire, doll, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OLUDS (b) OUDSL (c) SDUOL (d) LOUDS
  37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) blue (b) orange (c) green (d) indigo
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, vase, ball, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBGO (b) OVBG (c) VOBG (d) GBVO
  40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, key, shoe, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KSUD (b) USKD (c) DKSU (d) KDSU

Answer key

  1. the rainbow colours
  2. Jupiter
  3. first letters as a word
  4. PBJIF
  5. precipitation
  6. ECPC
  7. March
  8. SWG
  9. ELPA
  10. one word holds a list
  11. PAISA
  12. ALKJT
  13. BOTGL
  14. Mercury
  15. a list in a fixed order
  16. what each letter means
  17. white
  18. NESW
  19. Africa
  20. Neptune
  21. JFMA
  22. TOBN
  23. stem
  24. Saturn
  25. larva
  26. south
  27. root
  28. violet
  29. RSLF
  30. RBAP
  31. AANSAEA
  32. MVEMJSUN
  33. Pacific
  34. orange
  35. condensation
  36. LOUDS
  37. east
  38. indigo
  39. OVBG
  40. DKSU

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