Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 576 · 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 long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
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) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
4. 4.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
5. 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
6. 6.🔤 “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
7. 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) NESW
10. 10.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
14. 14.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
15. 15.🔤 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) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
16. 16.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) red (d) indigo
17. 17.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow (d) indigo
19. 19.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Arctic
20. 20.🔤 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
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WGS
22. 22.🔤 “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
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Africa (b) North America (c) Europe (d) South America
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, owl, umpire, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MOUC (b) CUOM (c) OMUC (d) OUCM
25. 25.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) collection
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, owl, monkey, umbrella, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OPMUD (b) OMUDP (c) DUMOP (d) POMUD
27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, tent, lemon, umpire, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TVLUW (b) TLUWV (c) WULTV (d) VTLUW
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, vase, candle, frog, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JFCVN (b) VCFJN (c) NVCFJ (d) VNCFJ
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, parrot, rose, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPRM (b) MRPJ (c) PRMJ (d) PJRM
31. 31.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, drum, frog, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDFI (b) DPFI (c) IFDP (d) DFIP
34. 34.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, monkey, candle, frog, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKCFD (b) DFCMK (c) MCFDK (d) KMCFD
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, apple, jalebi, tent, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AJTBG (b) GAJTB (c) BTJAG (d) AGJTB
37. 37.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) February (d) March
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, pencil, lamp, mirror, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PLMAW (b) PWLMA (c) WPLMA (d) AMLPW
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) ELPA
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, jalebi, net, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCNP (b) CJNP (c) PNJC (d) JNPC

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