Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 788 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
4. 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
5. 5.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, needle, fan, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNFM (b) NBFM (c) MFNB (d) NFMB
7. 7.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
8. 8.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the months
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) APISA
13. 13.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) condensation
14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) indigo
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, igloo, wallet, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BIWT (b) TWIB (c) IWTB (d) IBWT
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
17. 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) indigo (d) green
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, ant, kettle, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOKI (b) OAKI (c) AKIO (d) IKAO
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, spoon, mango, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FSMN (b) NMSF (c) SMNF (d) SFMN
20. 20.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) Australia
21. 21.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
22. 22.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
23. 23.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, flute, goat, banana, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBGFC (b) FGBPC (c) FCGBP (d) CFGBP
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, key, duck, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKDF (b) KDFW (c) FDKW (d) KWDF
27. 27.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, guava, candle, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCDF (b) DCGF (c) GFCD (d) FGCD
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, banana, ladder, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLUI (b) ULBI (c) IBLU (d) BILU
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, umpire, net, frog, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UNFMK (b) KUNFM (c) MFNUK (d) UKNFM
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, owl, drum, violin, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LVDOW (b) WODVL (c) ODVLW (d) OWDVL
34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) green (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, jalebi, orange, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JROK (b) RJOK (c) KOJR (d) JOKR
36. 36.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
37. 37.🔤 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
38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, doll, flute, apple, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OAFDL (b) DFAOL (c) DLFAO (d) LDFAO
40. 40.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January

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