Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 16 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, duck, rope, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DRNT (b) NRDT (c) TDRN (d) DTRN
2. 2.🔤 “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
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
4. 4.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) NESW
8. 8.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
9. 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the planets
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, drum, flute, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DCFL (b) LFDC (c) CDFL (d) DFLC
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, ladder, urn, jalebi, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LSUJD (b) DJULS (c) LUJDS (d) SLUJD
14. 14.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
15. 15.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
16. 16.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
17. 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, fan, rope, umbrella, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NURFK (b) FKRUN (c) FRUNK (d) KFRUN
19. 19.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
20. 20.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) North America (d) South America
21. 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Australia (d) South America
22. 22.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult
23. 23.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) orange (b) green (c) red (d) blue
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, parrot, jeep, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) APJN (b) NJPA (c) PAJN (d) PJNA
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, monkey, wallet, ladder, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWLDI (b) DLWMI (c) IMWLD (d) MIWLD
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, apple, guava, shoe, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AGSFK (b) KAGSF (c) AKGSF (d) FSGAK
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, apple, mirror, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FMAJ (b) AJMF (c) AMFJ (d) JAMF
28. 28.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
29. 29.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, van, radio, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNRF (b) VRFN (c) NVRF (d) FRVN
31. 31.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, drum, apple, candle, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NDACO (b) OCADN (c) DACON (d) DNACO
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
34. 34.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
35. 35.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
36. 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, urn, guava, duck, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IDGUO (b) UOGDI (c) UGDIO (d) OUGDI
38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, pillow, flute, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TFPR (b) RPFT (c) PFTR (d) PRFT
40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Atlantic

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