Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 1 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) LEPA
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, tent, mirror, umpire, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ATMUW (b) TMUWA (c) WUMTA (d) TAMUW
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
7. 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
8. 8.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, jug, orange, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBOP (b) BJOP (c) JOPB (d) POJB
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, umpire, pencil, mirror, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UPMRN (b) UNPMR (c) NUPMR (d) RMPUN
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) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, banana, fan, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BFOA (b) OFBA (c) ABFO (d) BAFO
13. 13.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, tomato, jeep, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UJTB (b) TBJU (c) TJUB (d) BTJU
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
16. 16.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
17. 17.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) Australia
18. 18.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
19. 19.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
20. 20.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, needle, glass, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGDF (b) DGNF (c) NFGD (d) FNGD
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, jeep, bucket, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPBC (b) JBCP (c) CBJP (d) PJBC
23. 23.🔤 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
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
25. 25.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, mango, candle, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VMCS (b) MCSV (c) SCMV (d) MVCS
27. 27.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, spoon, monkey, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VMSP (b) SPMV (c) SMVP (d) PSMV
29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
30. 30.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) North America (b) South America (c) Europe (d) Asia
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, tent, doll, umpire, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDUCG (b) GTDUC (c) CUDTG (d) TGDUC
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, fan, anchor, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OAFM (b) FMAO (c) FAOM (d) MFAO
34. 34.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, inkpot, bucket, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IBLU (b) UIBL (c) LBIU (d) IUBL
36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) Australia
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, needle, cat, duck, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANCDT (b) NACDT (c) TDCNA (d) NCDTA
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, lemon, violin, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LJVF (b) JLVF (c) LVFJ (d) FVLJ

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