Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 224 · 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.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
3. 3.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) green (b) red (c) violet (d) yellow
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, flute, ant, needle, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FANPS (b) PNAFS (c) FSANP (d) SFANP
7. 7.🔤 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
8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, violin, tent, duck, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGTDM (b) MDTVG (c) GVTDM (d) VTDMG
11. 11.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Arctic
12. 12.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
13. 13.🔤 “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
14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) blue (b) violet (c) yellow (d) red
15. 15.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) Australia (d) Africa
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, onion, mirror, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUMC (b) CMOU (c) OMCU (d) UOMC
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
18. 18.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
19. 19.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
20. 20.🔤 “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
21. 21.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) January (d) April
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, kite, wallet, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RWKT (b) TKWR (c) KWRT (d) KTWR
24. 24.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, umbrella, cat, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCJM (b) UMCJ (c) MUCJ (d) JCUM
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, nest, umpire, jeep, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SJUNC (b) NUJSC (c) NCUJS (d) CNUJS
27. 27.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Atlantic
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, rose, orange, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AROW (b) ROWA (c) WORA (d) RAOW
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, drum, ladder, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WLDT (b) DTLW (c) TDLW (d) DLWT
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, pencil, fan, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PFWO (b) OPFW (c) POFW (d) WFPO
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
32. 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
33. 33.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, van, inkpot, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNID (b) DIVN (c) VIDN (d) NVID
35. 35.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) green (d) violet
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
37. 37.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Antarctica (c) North America (d) Africa
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, apple, kite, mirror, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FAKMT (b) AFKMT (c) AKMTF (d) TMKAF
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, tiger, frog, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CFTM (b) TMFC (c) MTFC (d) TFCM
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA

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