Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 507 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
3. 3.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Pacific
4. 4.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
5. 5.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Southern
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
7. 7.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
9. 9.🔤 “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
10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) North America (c) Africa (d) Australia
11. 11.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the months
12. 12.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, jalebi, duck, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NJDM (b) JNDM (c) JDMN (d) MDJN
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, violin, doll, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDVG (b) VDSG (c) GVDS (d) VGDS
15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Pacific
16. 16.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) March (d) February
17. 17.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
18. 18.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
21. 21.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, duck, apple, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IADS (b) DAIS (c) DSAI (d) SDAI
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, orange, apple, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OAKF (b) FOAK (c) KAOF (d) OFAK
25. 25.🔤 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) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
28. 28.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) January (d) April
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) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
30. 30.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, goat, apple, drum, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IDAGS (b) GSADI (c) SGADI (d) GADIS
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, van, owl, rose, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VORKG (b) KROVG (c) GVORK (d) VGORK
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, umpire, flute, apple, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUFAO (b) UFAOC (c) UCFAO (d) OAFUC
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
35. 35.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, mango, needle, lamp, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MNLDP (b) DLNMP (c) MPNLD (d) PMNLD
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, pillow, monkey, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LPMA (b) PLMA (c) AMPL (d) PMAL
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, whistle, tent, duck, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WTDAG (b) GWTDA (c) ADTWG (d) WGTDA

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