Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 167 · 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
2. 2.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Australia (d) Africa
3. 3.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
5. 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
7. 7.🔤 “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
8. 8.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, whistle, cat, igloo, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WPCIN (b) WCINP (c) PWCIN (d) NICWP
10. 10.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
11. 11.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) root (d) flower
12. 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
13. 13.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the oceans
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) AISAP
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, needle, tomato, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MNTF (b) NMTF (c) NTFM (d) FTNM
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, frog, banana, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FKBD (b) DBFK (c) FBDK (d) KFBD
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, onion, kettle, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GOKN (b) OKNG (c) NKOG (d) OGKN
19. 19.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) larva (d) adult
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, glass, ball, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBKT (b) KBGT (c) GTBK (d) TGBK
21. 21.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
22. 22.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
24. 24.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, bucket, tomato, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FTBK (b) KBTF (c) BKTF (d) BTFK
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, glass, bucket, pillow, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCBPA (b) APBGC (c) CGBPA (d) GBPAC
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, watch, doll, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WADO (b) WDOA (c) AWDO (d) ODWA
32. 32.🔤 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
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) red (d) violet
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
35. 35.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) orange (d) violet
36. 36.🔤 “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
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, lamp, candle, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MCLV (b) LCMV (c) LVCM (d) VLCM
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, kettle, bucket, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBOF (b) KFBO (c) OBKF (d) FKBO
39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, kettle, rose, violin, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRVMN (b) KNRVM (c) NKRVM (d) MVRKN

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