Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 79 · 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 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow (d) red
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, needle, jeep, igloo, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SIJNK (b) NJISK (c) KNJIS (d) NKJIS
4. 4.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, key, urn, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKUF (b) KUFJ (c) FUKJ (d) KJUF
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) larva (d) adult
8. 8.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, violin, duck, shoe, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VUDSP (b) UVDSP (c) PSDVU (d) VDSPU
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, van, ant, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DAVW (b) VADW (c) WVAD (d) VWAD
12. 12.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the oceans
13. 13.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
14. 14.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Southern
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, needle, orange, monkey, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNOMW (b) NVOMW (c) NOMWV (d) WMONV
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, inkpot, vase, ball, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBVIL (b) IVBCL (c) LIVBC (d) ILVBC
20. 20.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) violet (d) blue
21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) green (d) violet
22. 22.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) collection
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WSG
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, apple, fan, spoon, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ISFAM (b) AFSIM (c) AMFSI (d) MAFSI
25. 25.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, ladder, apple, cat, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMACB (b) LACBM (c) MLACB (d) BCALM
27. 27.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
28. 28.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
30. 30.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, umpire, mirror, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOMJ (b) UMJO (c) OUMJ (d) JMUO
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, flute, apple, guava, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFAGL (b) FOAGL (c) FAGLO (d) LGAFO
33. 33.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
34. 34.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
36. 36.🔤 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) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, pillow, urn, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDUW (b) WUPD (c) PUWD (d) DPUW
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) NESW
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
40. 40.🔤 “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

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