Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 796 · 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 type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, tent, anchor, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TADW (b) DATW (c) TWAD (d) WTAD
3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
4. 4.🔤 “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
5. 5.🔤 “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
6. 6.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) indigo (c) violet (d) green
7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
8. 8.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, rope, banana, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBMD (b) MBRD (c) RDBM (d) DRBM
10. 10.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, jalebi, rose, mango, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMRJA (b) AJRMC (c) JARMC (d) JRMCA
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, candle, rose, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLRT (b) LCRT (c) CRTL (d) TRCL
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, rope, key, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RUKC (b) CKRU (c) URKC (d) RKCU
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, coconut, ladder, banana, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBLCF (b) CLBGF (c) CFLBG (d) FCLBG
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) GWS
17. 17.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, pencil, ice cream, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBIJ (b) JIPB (c) PIJB (d) BPIJ
19. 19.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
20. 20.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
22. 22.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a long story
23. 23.🔤 “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
24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, kettle, umpire, flute, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JFUKM (b) KMUFJ (c) MKUFJ (d) KUFJM
26. 26.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
30. 30.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Africa (c) Asia (d) North America
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, mango, candle, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MLCF (b) FCML (c) MCFL (d) LMCF
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, kite, mango, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMWF (b) KFMW (c) WMKF (d) FKMW
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, rope, sock, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSAF (b) FRSA (c) RFSA (d) ASRF
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) North America (b) Europe (c) South America (d) Africa
36. 36.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, banana, key, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BKPC (b) CBKP (c) PKBC (d) BCKP
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, spoon, fan, umpire, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SFULJ (b) JSFUL (c) SJFUL (d) LUFSJ

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