Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 102 · 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.🔤 “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
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
3. 3.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
4. 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
5. 5.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) Europe
6. 6.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
7. 7.🔤 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) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
8. 8.🔤 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
9. 9.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the planets
11. 11.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, inkpot, needle, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONIT (b) ITNO (c) INOT (d) TINO
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
16. 16.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
17. 17.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
18. 18.🔤 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
19. 19.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) leaf (d) flower
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, onion, net, ladder, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OBNLA (b) ALNOB (c) ONLAB (d) BONLA
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, vase, glass, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VIGT (b) IVGT (c) TGVI (d) VGTI
22. 22.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Australia (c) Asia (d) Europe
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, nest, van, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GNVR (b) NVRG (c) NGVR (d) RVNG
24. 24.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) North America (c) Asia (d) Australia
26. 26.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) SWG
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, pencil, bucket, rope, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBRSN (b) SRBPN (c) PNBRS (d) NPBRS
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, coconut, drum, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDCG (b) CDWG (c) CGDW (d) GCDW
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
31. 31.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, van, mango, anchor, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BAMVN (b) VNMAB (c) VMABN (d) NVMAB
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, inkpot, candle, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICAD (b) IDCA (c) DICA (d) ACID
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
36. 36.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Pacific
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) green (d) blue
38. 38.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ESWN
40. 40.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) green (d) orange

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