Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 266 · 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.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
6. 6.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) indigo (b) red (c) blue (d) violet
7. 7.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
8. 8.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the planets
9. 9.🔤 “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
10. 10.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
11. 11.🔤 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) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
12. 12.🔤 “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
13. 13.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, ant, nest, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANBU (b) AUNB (c) UANB (d) BNAU
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Africa (c) North America (d) Antarctica
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, lemon, mango, frog, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMFUA (b) UFMLA (c) ALMFU (d) LAMFU
21. 21.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, umpire, orange, key, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UNOKL (b) NUOKL (c) LKOUN (d) UOKLN
23. 23.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, lamp, kettle, pencil, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LOKPT (b) TPKLO (c) LKPTO (d) OLKPT
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, monkey, watch, nest, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MFWNU (b) FMWNU (c) MWNUF (d) UNWMF
27. 27.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Asia (b) South America (c) Australia (d) North America
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, mango, umpire, needle, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMUNP (b) MGUNP (c) MUNPG (d) PNUMG
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, duck, umbrella, tomato, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DUTRS (b) RTUDS (c) SDUTR (d) DSUTR
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, candle, radio, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCRP (b) PRCS (c) CSRP (d) CRPS
33. 33.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) leaf (d) root
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, jeep, guava, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JSGM (b) SJGM (c) MGJS (d) JGMS
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, ant, ice cream, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UIAP (b) APIU (c) AIUP (d) PAIU
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, mango, needle, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MFNT (b) MNTF (c) FMNT (d) TNMF
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, apple, vase, rope, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MAVRB (b) BRVAM (c) AVRBM (d) AMVRB
38. 38.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
39. 39.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
40. 40.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) blue (b) green (c) violet (d) yellow

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