Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 454 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, parrot, tent, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PTBU (b) UPTB (c) BTPU (d) PUTB
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, umpire, parrot, onion, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVPOG (b) UPOGV (c) VUPOG (d) GOPUV
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, ice cream, jug, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NJIO (b) IJNO (c) IOJN (d) OIJN
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, inkpot, umbrella, wallet, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFUWP (b) IUWPF (c) FIUWP (d) PWUIF
13. 13.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
14. 14.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) evaporation
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, banana, tiger, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BOTK (b) BTKO (c) KTBO (d) OBTK
16. 16.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
17. 17.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, pillow, banana, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPBI (b) PBID (c) IBPD (d) PDBI
19. 19.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
20. 20.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) indigo (b) green (c) red (d) orange
22. 22.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
23. 23.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Indian
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, wallet, candle, ball, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WCBDU (b) UWCBD (c) DBCWU (d) WUCBD
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
26. 26.🔤 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) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
27. 27.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
28. 28.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
31. 31.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
32. 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, drum, anchor, orange, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FOADM (b) DMAOF (c) DAOFM (d) MDAOF
34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) Asia (d) South America
35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
36. 36.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) yellow (d) blue
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, lamp, coconut, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LCSN (b) LNCS (c) NLCS (d) SCLN
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, sock, inkpot, kettle, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UKISW (b) SIKUW (c) WSIKU (d) SWIKU

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