Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 559 · 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.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) Africa (d) Australia
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
4. 4.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) leaf (d) flower
5. 5.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
6. 6.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
8. 8.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
9. 9.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
10. 10.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
13. 13.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, doll, sock, goat, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSGIW (b) DWSGI (c) WDSGI (d) IGSDW
15. 15.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) violet (b) green (c) blue (d) indigo
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
18. 18.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
19. 19.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, anchor, net, banana, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANBPO (b) AONBP (c) PBNAO (d) OANBP
21. 21.🔤 “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
22. 22.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
25. 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) violet (b) red (c) orange (d) green
26. 26.🔤 “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
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) APLE
28. 28.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
29. 29.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, mirror, watch, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMWN (b) NWMG (c) MGWN (d) MWNG
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, jug, doll, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRDT (b) TDJR (c) JDTR (d) RJDT
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, doll, goat, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DGFT (b) TDGF (c) FGDT (d) DTGF
33. 33.🔤 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) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, kite, cat, vase, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PKCVF (b) FVCKP (c) KPCVF (d) KCVFP
35. 35.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
36. 36.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, apple, umbrella, drum, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUDNW (b) WAUDN (c) AWUDN (d) NDUAW
38. 38.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
39. 39.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, apple, cat, bucket, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARCBI (b) RACBI (c) IBCAR (d) ACBIR

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