Question

Mrs. Yang is teaching a unit to her science students. She wants them to remember the order of the planets in the solar system. She creates a catchy phrase in which the first letter of each word in the phrase is also the first letter, in order, of each of the planets. What memory tool is Mrs. Yang using?

acronyms
creative
sentences narrative
chains
power pegs

Answer 1

Using the first letter of each word to make a phrase is called an acronyms.

Some examples of acronyms include

Yolo (You only live once)

Smh (Shake my head)