Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 72 · 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 colour (d) its spelling backwards
2. 2.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) AISAP
5. 5.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, key, shoe, duck, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BKSDL (b) KBSDL (c) LDSKB (d) KSDLB
7. 7.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, umbrella, mirror, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) URMW (b) WMUR (c) UMWR (d) RUMW
10. 10.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
11. 11.🔤 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) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
15. 15.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, tent, sock, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSKJ (b) TJSK (c) JTSK (d) KSTJ
17. 17.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
18. 18.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, violin, radio, igloo, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDRIU (b) DVRIU (c) UIRVD (d) VRIUD
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, radio, ball, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABRT (b) TRBA (c) RBAT (d) RTBA
21. 21.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
22. 22.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) North America (c) Africa (d) Antarctica
24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) violet (b) blue (c) orange (d) indigo
25. 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, urn, pillow, monkey, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UIPMN (b) NMPUI (c) IUPMN (d) UPMNI
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
29. 29.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
30. 30.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Arctic
31. 31.🔤 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) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, inkpot, needle, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICNM (b) INMC (c) MNIC (d) CINM
33. 33.🔤 “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
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic
35. 35.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
36. 36.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) adult (d) egg
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, watch, key, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVKL (b) WKLV (c) VWKL (d) LKWV
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, spoon, coconut, pillow, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WPCSB (b) BSCPW (c) SCPWB (d) SBCPW
39. 39.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Indian
40. 40.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron

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