Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 658 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
2. 2.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, duck, owl, igloo, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KDOIW (b) WIODK (c) DOIWK (d) DKOIW
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, lemon, jeep, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLJN (b) NJLC (c) LCJN (d) LJNC
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, jeep, inkpot, urn, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JVIUW (b) JIUWV (c) VJIUW (d) WUIJV
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, tent, goat, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TGWD (b) WGTD (c) DTGW (d) TDGW
9. 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, parrot, needle, wallet, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDNWB (b) PNWBD (c) BWNPD (d) DPNWB
11. 11.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
12. 12.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) flower (d) stem
13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
14. 14.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
15. 15.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
16. 16.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
17. 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, drum, fan, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DBFM (b) MFDB (c) BDFM (d) DFMB
19. 19.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
20. 20.🔤 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
21. 21.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
22. 22.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
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.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Antarctica (c) Asia (d) Europe
26. 26.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) blue (b) green (c) indigo (d) violet
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, shoe, flute, parrot, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SFPDW (b) SWFPD (c) WSFPD (d) DPFSW
28. 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
29. 29.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
30. 30.🔤 “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
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) WGS
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
33. 33.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
34. 34.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) North America (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) South America
37. 37.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, key, violin, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKVW (b) KVWM (c) KMVW (d) WVKM
40. 40.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) red (d) green

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