Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 246 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
4. 4.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult
5. 5.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) root (d) leaf
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, wallet, bucket, key, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WBKTI (b) TKBWI (c) WIBKT (d) IWBKT
7. 7.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) violet (d) red
8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
9. 9.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
10. 10.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
11. 11.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
12. 12.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
13. 13.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
14. 14.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
15. 15.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
16. 16.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
17. 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
18. 18.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) North America (b) South America (c) Asia (d) Europe
19. 19.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) adult (d) egg
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, sock, inkpot, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UISG (b) SIUG (c) SGIU (d) GSIU
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) WSG
22. 22.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, pencil, doll, radio, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ORDPC (b) CPDRO (c) PCDRO (d) PDROC
25. 25.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Arctic
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
27. 27.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, kite, ladder, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WLKC (b) KLWC (c) CKLW (d) KCLW
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, spoon, watch, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ASWB (b) SWBA (c) BWSA (d) SAWB
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) green (d) blue
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, mirror, umpire, guava, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWUGR (b) RGUMW (c) WMUGR (d) MUGRW
35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
37. 37.🔤 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
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, parrot, coconut, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DCPM (b) PCDM (c) MPCD (d) PMCD
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, fan, duck, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FLDR (b) RDFL (c) FDRL (d) LFDR
40. 40.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March

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