Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 212 · 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 maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a long story
2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
3. 3.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) blue (b) red (c) orange (d) yellow
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, ball, drum, ladder, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BDLAK (b) KBDLA (c) BKDLA (d) ALDBK
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
7. 7.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
11. 11.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
12. 12.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
13. 13.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
14. 14.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
15. 15.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
17. 17.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) egg (d) pupa
18. 18.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) North America (c) Europe (d) Australia
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, onion, jalebi, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VOJR (b) OJRV (c) RJOV (d) OVJR
20. 20.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) South America (d) Antarctica
24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) red (b) blue (c) green (d) violet
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, ant, guava, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TGAP (b) APGT (c) AGTP (d) PAGT
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
27. 27.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, anchor, guava, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AGUI (b) AIGU (c) UGAI (d) IAGU
29. 29.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) South America (b) Antarctica (c) Europe (d) Australia
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, banana, monkey, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DMBR (b) BMDR (c) RBMD (d) BRMD
31. 31.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
32. 32.🔤 “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
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, kettle, duck, spoon, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKDSV (b) KDSVJ (c) VSDKJ (d) KJDSV
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
36. 36.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Arctic
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, vase, needle, cat, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNCGO (b) GCNVO (c) OVNCG (d) VONCG
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, banana, radio, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BARV (b) BRVA (c) ABRV (d) VRBA
39. 39.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, radio, inkpot, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TIRU (b) RITU (c) RUIT (d) URIT

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