Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 21 · 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: inkpot, cat, umpire, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUWI (b) ICUW (c) CIUW (d) WUCI
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
3. 3.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) condensation
4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
6. 6.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, tomato, doll, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TMDV (b) VDTM (c) MTDV (d) TDVM
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
10. 10.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
12. 12.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
13. 13.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Asia (c) Antarctica (d) South America
14. 14.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
17. 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
18. 18.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, banana, glass, nest, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGNVP (b) PBGNV (c) VNGBP (d) BPGNV
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, jeep, sock, guava, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGSJA (b) AJSGN (c) JASGN (d) JSGNA
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.🔤 “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
23. 23.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, drum, vase, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVDW (b) DVPW (c) WDVP (d) DWVP
25. 25.🔤 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
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, ice cream, duck, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDIS (b) SIDT (c) ISDT (d) IDTS
27. 27.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, violin, spoon, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ISVD (b) VDSI (c) VSID (d) DVSI
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, jug, anchor, banana, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJABS (b) SBAJD (c) JDABS (d) JABSD
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, rose, ice cream, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RLIV (b) RIVL (c) VIRL (d) LRIV
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) indigo (d) orange
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, drum, watch, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFWK (b) FDWK (c) DWKF (d) KWDF
34. 34.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
35. 35.🔤 “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
36. 36.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, onion, sock, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUSL (b) OSLU (c) UOSL (d) LSOU
39. 39.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, wallet, ice cream, urn, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIUFK (b) KWIUF (c) WKIUF (d) FUIWK

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