Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 760 · 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.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) AISAP
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, candle, tent, onion, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FOTCD (b) CDTOF (c) CTOFD (d) DCTOF
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
6. 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, candle, guava, lemon, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCGLI (b) ILGCN (c) CNGLI (d) CGLIN
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, ball, rose, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPRD (b) DRBP (c) BRDP (d) PBRD
9. 9.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Antarctica (c) North America (d) Africa
10. 10.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
11. 11.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
12. 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
13. 13.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
14. 14.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
15. 15.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, drum, fan, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFVW (b) VFDW (c) WDFV (d) DWFV
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, glass, cat, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCVN (b) VCGN (c) GNCV (d) NGCV
18. 18.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, mirror, doll, net, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKDNP (b) MDNPK (c) KMDNP (d) PNDMK
20. 20.🔤 “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
21. 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) North America (d) South America
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
23. 23.🔤 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
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, spoon, inkpot, anchor, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSIAF (b) STIAF (c) FAIST (d) SIAFT
25. 25.🔤 “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
26. 26.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, drum, ant, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DAUW (b) WDAU (c) UADW (d) DWAU
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, fan, wallet, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFWU (b) FWUK (c) FKWU (d) UWFK
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
30. 30.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, doll, banana, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LBDU (b) DUBL (c) DBLU (d) UDBL
32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) yellow (d) orange
35. 35.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
36. 36.🔤 “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
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, whistle, violin, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWVO (b) OVWM (c) WVOM (d) WMVO
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, vase, key, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UKVC (b) CVKU (c) VCKU (d) VKUC

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