Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 42 · 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) PAISA (d) AISAP
2. 2.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
3. 3.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, flute, van, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVFO (b) OFVA (c) FVAO (d) FOVA
5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, fan, drum, pencil, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FGDPJ (b) GFDPJ (c) JPDFG (d) FDPJG
7. 7.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
9. 9.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) South America
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
11. 11.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) precipitation
12. 12.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
13. 13.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) stem (d) root
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, mirror, frog, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMFA (b) AFMK (c) MFAK (d) MKFA
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, pencil, glass, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VPGJ (b) PVGJ (c) PGJV (d) JGPV
16. 16.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the months
17. 17.🔤 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
18. 18.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
19. 19.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, tent, key, urn, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BUKTO (b) TOKUB (c) OTKUB (d) TKUBO
21. 21.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, tomato, pencil, umpire, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPUIW (b) TWPUI (c) IUPTW (d) WTPUI
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, owl, jug, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OJPL (b) LOJP (c) PJOL (d) OLJP
25. 25.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) flower (d) leaf
26. 26.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, parrot, ball, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DBPF (b) PFBD (c) FPBD (d) PBDF
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, goat, duck, mirror, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDMTL (b) LGDMT (c) TMDGL (d) GLDMT
29. 29.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
30. 30.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
31. 31.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
32. 32.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
33. 33.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) red (d) indigo
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Antarctica (c) Europe (d) North America
36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Antarctica (c) South America (d) Australia
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, needle, umbrella, anchor, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCUAM (b) CNUAM (c) MAUNC (d) NUAMC
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, bucket, ladder, kettle, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLKMC (b) MKLBC (c) CBLKM (d) BCLKM
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
40. 40.🔤 “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

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