Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 159 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, wallet, anchor, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LAWG (b) WALG (c) WGAL (d) GWAL
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, owl, ant, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONAV (b) NOAV (c) VAON (d) OAVN
5. 5.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, whistle, jeep, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UJWD (b) WJUD (c) WDJU (d) DWJU
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, whistle, ice cream, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIPB (b) BWIP (c) PIWB (d) WBIP
9. 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
12. 12.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, urn, kite, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUKC (b) UOKC (c) UKCO (d) CKUO
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, kite, watch, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KWFA (b) AKWF (c) FWKA (d) KAWF
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, mango, needle, vase, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AMNVD (b) DVNMA (c) MANVD (d) MNVDA
17. 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) indigo (d) yellow
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, drum, parrot, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDPL (b) DMPL (c) DPLM (d) LPDM
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
24. 24.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
25. 25.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
26. 26.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) Asia
27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
28. 28.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, umbrella, watch, sock, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWSDJ (b) DSWUJ (c) UJWSD (d) JUWSD
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, pencil, monkey, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LPMT (b) PLMT (c) PMTL (d) TMPL
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, banana, inkpot, spoon, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBISG (b) BISGP (c) BPISG (d) GSIBP
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, jug, cat, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VCJO (b) JOCV (c) OJCV (d) JCVO
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) WSG
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
35. 35.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) stem (d) root
36. 36.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
38. 38.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, lamp, candle, umbrella, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LDCUW (b) LCUWD (c) WUCLD (d) DLCUW
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, jeep, radio, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRUV (b) JVRU (c) VJRU (d) URJV

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