Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 554 · 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.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
7. 7.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) WSG
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
12. 12.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
14. 14.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, violin, cat, pencil, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NPCVT (b) VTCPN (c) TVCPN (d) VCPNT
16. 16.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
19. 19.🔤 “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
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.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
22. 22.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
23. 23.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
24. 24.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) leaf (d) flower
25. 25.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, umbrella, flute, radio, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUFRD (b) UFRDO (c) UOFRD (d) DRFUO
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, banana, apple, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGAN (b) BANG (c) GBAN (d) NABG
28. 28.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
29. 29.🔤 “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
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, ice cream, apple, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IAWP (b) IPAW (c) WAIP (d) PIAW
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, onion, fan, net, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ODFNR (b) DOFNR (c) RNFOD (d) OFNRD
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, anchor, ice cream, rope, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AIRMD (b) DAIRM (c) MRIAD (d) ADIRM
33. 33.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Australia (b) North America (c) Europe (d) South America
35. 35.🔤 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
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, coconut, kettle, drum, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CSKDA (b) SCKDA (c) ADKCS (d) CKDAS
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, drum, whistle, key, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DWKIJ (b) DJWKI (c) JDWKI (d) IKWDJ
38. 38.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, shoe, cat, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SICJ (b) SCJI (c) JCSI (d) ISCJ
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, wallet, pencil, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPWS (b) SWPD (c) WPDS (d) WSPD

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