Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 370 · 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 need no learning (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
4. 4.🔤 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
5. 5.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) South America (c) North America (d) Antarctica
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, van, onion, pillow, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPOVU (b) VUOPB (c) VOPBU (d) UVOPB
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, guava, nest, candle, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRNCK (b) RGNCK (c) GNCKR (d) KCNGR
11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
12. 12.🔤 “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
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, ice cream, doll, van, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IDVAO (b) IODVA (c) AVDIO (d) OIDVA
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
15. 15.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) evaporation
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, tiger, sock, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSBN (b) NTSB (c) TNSB (d) BSTN
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, glass, lamp, flute, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JGLFK (b) GLFKJ (c) GJLFK (d) KFLGJ
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, goat, doll, owl, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UODGW (b) GDOUW (c) WGDOU (d) GWDOU
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, monkey, jug, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MBJV (b) MJVB (c) VJMB (d) BMJV
20. 20.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
21. 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) North America (d) Africa
22. 22.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) green (c) orange (d) red
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, coconut, goat, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBGN (b) BCGN (c) NGCB (d) CGNB
25. 25.🔤 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) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, vase, umbrella, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VUGO (b) OVUG (c) VOUG (d) GUVO
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, nest, umpire, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NOUF (b) FUNO (c) ONUF (d) NUFO
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) flower (d) root
30. 30.🔤 “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
31. 31.🔤 “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
32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) violet (d) yellow
33. 33.🔤 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
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Pacific
35. 35.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, guava, radio, pencil, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRPTB (b) GBRPT (c) BGRPT (d) TPRGB
37. 37.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
38. 38.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Antarctica (c) Africa (d) Asia
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
40. 40.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf

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