Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 594 · 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) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
2. 2.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
3. 3.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
4. 4.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) blue (d) green
5. 5.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Australia (c) Asia (d) South America
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, spoon, duck, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDBO (b) OSDB (c) SODB (d) BDSO
7. 7.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, onion, umpire, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JOUC (b) OJUC (c) CUOJ (d) OUCJ
9. 9.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, guava, doll, key, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDKMA (b) MKDGA (c) AGDKM (d) GADKM
11. 11.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
12. 12.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, tomato, ball, pillow, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPBTG (b) TBPCG (c) TGBPC (d) GTBPC
16. 16.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
17. 17.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, spoon, ant, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SWAN (b) SANW (c) NASW (d) WSAN
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, rope, spoon, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USRW (b) RWSU (c) RSUW (d) WRSU
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, owl, nest, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MNOF (b) ONMF (c) FONM (d) OFNM
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, anchor, pencil, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPAC (b) APTC (c) ACPT (d) CAPT
23. 23.🔤 “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
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) larva (d) adult
26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
28. 28.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
29. 29.🔤 “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
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) violet (b) blue (c) green (d) indigo
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, mango, violin, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVOP (b) OVMP (c) MPVO (d) PMVO
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, bucket, spoon, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBSK (b) BRSK (c) KSBR (d) BSKR
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
35. 35.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) stem (d) root
36. 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
37. 37.🔤 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) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, parrot, kite, vase, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPKVO (b) PBKVO (c) OVKPB (d) PKVOB
39. 39.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, guava, ant, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAPJ (b) JGAP (c) GJAP (d) PAGJ

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