Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 562 · 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 long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the oceans
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, apple, shoe, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OASW (b) ASWO (c) AOSW (d) WSAO
4. 4.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
5. 5.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
6. 6.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
8. 8.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
11. 11.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, tomato, banana, whistle, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBWAS (b) AWBTS (c) STBWA (d) TSBWA
13. 13.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
15. 15.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
16. 16.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, rose, key, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VKRO (b) RKVO (c) ORKV (d) ROKV
19. 19.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) flower (d) leaf
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
21. 21.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
22. 22.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) North America (c) Antarctica (d) Africa
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Africa (c) Antarctica (d) Asia
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, urn, coconut, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LCUN (b) UNCL (c) UCLN (d) NUCL
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, orange, cat, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OBCL (b) BOCL (c) LCOB (d) OCLB
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, duck, tent, flute, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DRTFN (b) NFTDR (c) RDTFN (d) DTFNR
28. 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Indian
29. 29.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Australia (c) Asia (d) Africa
30. 30.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) root (d) flower
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) Australia (d) South America
32. 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
33. 33.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) March (d) February
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, inkpot, ant, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MAIV (b) IVAM (c) VIAM (d) IAMV
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, pencil, bucket, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBIT (b) PTBI (c) IBPT (d) TPBI
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, drum, frog, net, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFNSL (b) SNFDL (c) DLFNS (d) LDFNS
37. 37.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, jug, needle, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DNJR (b) JNDR (c) JRND (d) RJND
39. 39.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
40. 40.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron

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