Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 625 · 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) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
2. 2.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Australia (c) North America (d) South America
3. 3.🔤 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
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, violin, orange, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFOS (b) SOVF (c) FVOS (d) VOSF
5. 5.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the planets
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
9. 9.🔤 “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
10. 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
12. 12.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) red (c) violet (d) green
15. 15.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
16. 16.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, jalebi, key, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKRO (b) RKJO (c) JOKR (d) OJKR
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, cat, parrot, frog, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CVPFS (b) SFPCV (c) VCPFS (d) CPFSV
19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) North America (c) Asia (d) Africa
20. 20.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Antarctica (c) Asia (d) North America
24. 24.🔤 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
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, goat, sock, violin, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GSVTO (b) GOSVT (c) OGSVT (d) TVSGO
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, pillow, lamp, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PULO (b) UPLO (c) OLPU (d) PLOU
27. 27.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
28. 28.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) flower (d) stem
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
30. 30.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
31. 31.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Southern
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, parrot, needle, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PSNT (b) PNTS (c) TNPS (d) SPNT
33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Indian
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, shoe, glass, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSGW (b) SGWD (c) WGSD (d) SDGW
35. 35.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Africa (c) Asia (d) North America
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, mirror, apple, cat, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MOACN (b) NCAMO (c) MACNO (d) OMACN
38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) January (d) April
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, inkpot, pencil, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IRPF (b) IPFR (c) FPIR (d) RIPF
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG

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