Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 257 · 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 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
2. 2.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, apple, banana, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABDT (b) TABD (c) ATBD (d) DBAT
4. 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
7. 7.🔤 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) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, frog, kite, orange, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FVKOA (b) FKOAV (c) AOKFV (d) VFKOA
9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, umpire, lemon, needle, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWLNV (b) VNLUW (c) ULNVW (d) WULNV
11. 11.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
12. 12.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) Australia (d) South America
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
14. 14.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, kite, monkey, sock, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CSMKP (b) PKMSC (c) KMSCP (d) KPMSC
16. 16.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
17. 17.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, wallet, nest, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WNLJ (b) LNWJ (c) JWNL (d) WJNL
19. 19.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
20. 20.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, umbrella, frog, candle, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JUFCI (b) UFCIJ (c) ICFUJ (d) UJFCI
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, wallet, fan, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UFWC (b) WCFU (c) CWFU (d) WFUC
23. 23.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, jug, ice cream, urn, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VUIJK (b) JKIUV (c) JIUVK (d) KJIUV
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, coconut, mango, wallet, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMWVR (b) VWMCR (c) CRMWV (d) RCMWV
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, cat, umbrella, flute, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) COUFK (b) CUFKO (c) KFUCO (d) OCUFK
30. 30.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
31. 31.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
32. 32.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, jalebi, umbrella, guava, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MJUGK (b) KGUJM (c) JMUGK (d) JUGKM
35. 35.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) green (d) violet
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, flute, igloo, wallet, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRIWJ (b) RFIWJ (c) JWIFR (d) FIWJR
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, radio, fan, pillow, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFPLW (b) LPFRW (c) RWFPL (d) WRFPL
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
39. 39.🔤 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
40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury

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