Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 457 · 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) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
3. 3.🔤 “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
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, ant, tomato, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ATLK (b) AKTL (c) KATL (d) LTAK
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
7. 7.🔤 “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
8. 8.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
9. 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult
10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Asia (b) North America (c) Europe (d) South America
11. 11.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) green (d) orange
12. 12.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) North America (c) Africa (d) Asia
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red (d) indigo
14. 14.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
15. 15.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
16. 16.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
17. 17.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, pillow, whistle, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PRWF (b) FWPR (c) PWFR (d) RPWF
19. 19.🔤 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) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, drum, net, ant, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CANDW (b) DNACW (c) DWNAC (d) WDNAC
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, drum, van, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVDT (b) DTVS (c) TDVS (d) DVST
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, ice cream, pillow, jalebi, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IPJRC (b) CIPJR (c) RJPIC (d) ICPJR
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, glass, lemon, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TGLM (b) GLMT (c) GTLM (d) MLGT
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, radio, jalebi, urn, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BUJRM (b) RJUBM (c) RMJUB (d) MRJUB
30. 30.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, kite, bucket, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBJD (b) KDBJ (c) DKBJ (d) JBKD
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, mango, fan, nest, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PMFNL (b) MPFNL (c) MFNLP (d) LNFMP
33. 33.🔤 “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
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
35. 35.🔤 “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
36. 36.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) orange (d) red
39. 39.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, van, pencil, needle, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VIPNU (b) VPNUI (c) IVPNU (d) UNPVI

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