Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 752 · 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 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
2. 2.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
4. 4.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) leaf (d) flower
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
7. 7.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
9. 9.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
10. 10.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) leaf (d) stem
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
12. 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
13. 13.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
14. 14.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) evaporation
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, jalebi, umpire, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JWUV (b) JUVW (c) WJUV (d) VUJW
16. 16.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) Africa
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
18. 18.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) collection
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, umbrella, spoon, ball, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUSBV (b) VBSUA (c) UASBV (d) USBVA
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, mango, ice cream, banana, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MIBGT (b) GBIMT (c) TMIBG (d) MTIBG
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
23. 23.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, rose, vase, bucket, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVBIP (b) RPVBI (c) IBVRP (d) PRVBI
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, lemon, kettle, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LIKW (b) WKLI (c) ILKW (d) LKWI
26. 26.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, fan, goat, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NFGA (b) FNGA (c) FGAN (d) AGFN
28. 28.🔤 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
29. 29.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the planets
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) green (d) indigo
31. 31.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, watch, owl, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WJOD (b) WODJ (c) DOWJ (d) JWOD
33. 33.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Asia (c) Europe (d) North America
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, cat, fan, radio, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CDFRK (b) KRFCD (c) DCFRK (d) CFRKD
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, kettle, monkey, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KAML (b) LMKA (c) KMLA (d) AKML
38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
39. 39.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, key, ice cream, ladder, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRILS (b) SLIKR (c) KILSR (d) RKILS

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