Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 609 · 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.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, anchor, glass, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NAGU (b) ANGU (c) UGAN (d) AGUN
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
4. 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, jug, igloo, kite, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPIKL (b) JIKLP (c) LKIJP (d) PJIKL
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, tent, inkpot, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKIO (b) KTIO (c) OITK (d) TIOK
11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
13. 13.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, cat, flute, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CFAL (b) CLFA (c) LCFA (d) AFCL
17. 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
19. 19.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, fan, sock, kettle, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PKSFA (b) AFSKP (c) FASKP (d) FSKPA
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
22. 22.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
23. 23.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
26. 26.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, rope, drum, banana, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNDBI (b) IBDRN (c) RDBIN (d) NRDBI
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, nest, duck, cat, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FNDCL (b) NDCLF (c) NFDCL (d) LCDNF
29. 29.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) North America (c) Australia (d) South America
30. 30.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, pillow, vase, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PLVB (b) LPVB (c) PVBL (d) BVPL
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, pencil, jeep, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJKB (b) KJPB (c) BPJK (d) PBJK
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, glass, wallet, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NWGL (b) GLWN (c) GWNL (d) LGWN
34. 34.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, coconut, doll, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUDS (b) SDCU (c) UCDS (d) CDSU
36. 36.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
37. 37.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) indigo (d) yellow
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, jug, spoon, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTSP (b) JSPT (c) PSJT (d) TJSP
40. 40.🔤 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

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