Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 38 · 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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
4. 4.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) South America
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, nest, rose, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCRT (b) NRTC (c) TRNC (d) CNRT
7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the planets
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, needle, umpire, ice cream, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NUIBA (b) BIUNA (c) NAUIB (d) ANUIB
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
10. 10.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
12. 12.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) APLE
14. 14.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
16. 16.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) flower (d) stem
17. 17.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
18. 18.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
19. 19.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, flute, van, pillow, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FVPKW (b) FWVPK (c) KPVFW (d) WFVPK
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
23. 23.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, van, ice cream, parrot, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VIPRB (b) VBIPR (c) BVIPR (d) RPIVB
25. 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) violet (d) red
26. 26.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, banana, ant, pencil, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BIAPN (b) BAPNI (c) IBAPN (d) NPABI
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, goat, ice cream, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGIF (b) FIGC (c) GIFC (d) GCIF
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, van, umpire, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUVD (b) VDUC (c) VUCD (d) DVUC
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, owl, guava, net, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FNGOI (b) OGNFI (c) OIGNF (d) IOGNF
32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
33. 33.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) South America (c) Antarctica (d) North America
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
38. 38.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) pupa (d) egg
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, key, umpire, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KWUA (b) AUKW (c) KUAW (d) WKUA
40. 40.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection

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