Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 315 · 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.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
2. 2.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, mirror, pillow, apple, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FMPAT (b) MFPAT (c) TAPMF (d) MPATF
4. 4.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
6. 6.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) red (d) green
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, parrot, urn, spoon, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJUSM (b) PUSMJ (c) MSUPJ (d) JPUSM
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, watch, kite, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKLM (b) WMKL (c) MWKL (d) LKWM
10. 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, nest, drum, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NWDO (b) ODNW (c) WNDO (d) NDOW
12. 12.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Southern
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, whistle, sock, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WISC (b) WSCI (c) CSWI (d) IWSC
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, sock, inkpot, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SMIP (b) PISM (c) MSIP (d) SIPM
16. 16.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, ice cream, whistle, ball, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OBWIL (b) LIWBO (c) IWBOL (d) ILWBO
18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
19. 19.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
20. 20.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, tomato, jug, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TAJC (b) ATJC (c) CJTA (d) TJCA
22. 22.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS
24. 24.🔤 “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
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, drum, bucket, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPBK (b) PDBK (c) DBKP (d) KBDP
26. 26.🔤 “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
27. 27.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, umbrella, jeep, candle, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UJCMB (b) MCJUB (c) BUJCM (d) UBJCM
30. 30.🔤 “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
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, needle, rose, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBRV (b) VRNB (c) NRVB (d) BNRV
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, mango, nest, tiger, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MNTVU (b) VTNMU (c) UMNTV (d) MUNTV
33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, key, inkpot, ball, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRIBV (b) KIBVR (c) RKIBV (d) VBIKR
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
36. 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA

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