Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 497 · 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: inkpot, onion, monkey, banana, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBMOI (b) OIMBN (c) OMBNI (d) IOMBN
2. 2.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, watch, pencil, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WPLU (b) UWPL (c) LPWU (d) WUPL
4. 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
6. 6.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
7. 7.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, onion, shoe, jeep, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OSJDN (b) DJSON (c) ONSJD (d) NOSJD
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, parrot, violin, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PNVF (b) FVPN (c) NPVF (d) PVFN
10. 10.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, monkey, anchor, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMAB (b) MKAB (c) BAMK (d) MABK
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, mirror, kite, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKIV (b) MVKI (c) VMKI (d) IKMV
14. 14.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Europe (c) Antarctica (d) North America
15. 15.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
16. 16.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) violet (b) red (c) orange (d) blue
17. 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
18. 18.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) South America (d) Australia
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) GWS
20. 20.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) violet (d) red
21. 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, fan, onion, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SFOG (b) GOFS (c) FSOG (d) FOGS
24. 24.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, ball, fan, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BFLV (b) VBFL (c) BVFL (d) LFBV
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, fan, ant, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FAKS (b) FSAK (c) SFAK (d) KAFS
28. 28.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
29. 29.🔤 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
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, net, anchor, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UNAV (b) NUAV (c) VANU (d) NAVU
31. 31.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
32. 32.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
33. 33.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) CEPC
35. 35.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, onion, urn, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUBF (b) OFUB (c) BUOF (d) FOUB
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, nest, glass, coconut, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FNGCU (b) NFGCU (c) UCGNF (d) NGCUF
38. 38.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, mango, whistle, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JWMG (b) GMWJ (c) MWJG (d) MGWJ

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