Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 530 · 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 spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
2. 2.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
3. 3.🔤 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) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
5. 5.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
6. 6.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
7. 7.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
8. 8.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
10. 10.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
11. 11.🔤 “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
12. 12.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) leaf (d) root
13. 13.🔤 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
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, glass, kite, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RKGN (b) GNKR (c) NGKR (d) GKRN
16. 16.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Australia (c) North America (d) South America
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, ball, lamp, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLPS (b) PLBS (c) BSLP (d) SBLP
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, radio, cat, lamp, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MRCLG (b) RMCLG (c) RCLGM (d) GLCRM
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, drum, pillow, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NDPM (b) MPDN (c) DPMN (d) DNPM
20. 20.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, drum, violin, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DKVT (b) TVDK (c) KDVT (d) DVTK
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, cat, jug, ice cream, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACJIL (b) LIJCA (c) CJILA (d) CAJIL
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, anchor, ball, umbrella, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SABUT (b) ABUTS (c) ASBUT (d) TUBAS
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
27. 27.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
28. 28.🔤 “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
29. 29.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, violin, shoe, pillow, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPSVA (b) VASPT (c) AVSPT (d) VSPTA
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, lamp, cat, net, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLCNP (b) PNCLS (c) LCNPS (d) LSCNP
33. 33.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) North America
34. 34.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
35. 35.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) green (b) red (c) yellow (d) orange
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) green (d) yellow
38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, ant, rope, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVRN (b) ARNV (c) NRAV (d) VARN
40. 40.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red (d) green

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