Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 200 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
3. 3.🔤 “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
4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
5. 5.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
6. 6.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
7. 7.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) orange (d) indigo
8. 8.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, nest, ball, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBRT (b) NTBR (c) RBNT (d) TNBR
10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) Asia
11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, kite, lamp, apple, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KLAMW (b) MALKW (c) KWLAM (d) WKLAM
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, radio, goat, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RGJT (b) JGRT (c) RTGJ (d) TRGJ
17. 17.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
18. 18.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) root (d) leaf
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, tent, mango, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DMTB (b) TMDB (c) BTMD (d) TBMD
20. 20.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) orange (c) indigo (d) yellow
21. 21.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the planets
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, coconut, rose, tomato, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTRCV (b) VCRTD (c) CRTDV (d) CVRTD
23. 23.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
25. 25.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
27. 27.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, ant, inkpot, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DIAL (b) LAID (c) ALID (d) AIDL
29. 29.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
30. 30.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
31. 31.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
32. 32.🔤 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) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, cat, whistle, tent, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACWTV (b) VTWCA (c) CWTVA (d) CAWTV
34. 34.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, candle, violin, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBVL (b) BCVL (c) CVLB (d) LVCB
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, vase, candle, fan, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VKCFJ (b) JFCVK (c) VCFJK (d) KVCFJ
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, key, anchor, van, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFAVM (b) KAVMF (c) MVAKF (d) FKAVM
40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Arctic

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