Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 81 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
2. 2.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
3. 3.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
5. 5.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
6. 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, jug, onion, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) COJL (b) LJOC (c) JLOC (d) JOCL
9. 9.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Antarctica (c) Asia (d) South America
10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Antarctica (c) South America (d) Asia
11. 11.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
12. 12.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
13. 13.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) WSEN (d) ESWN
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
17. 17.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, tent, lamp, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLTB (b) TBLS (c) TLSB (d) BTLS
19. 19.🔤 “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
20. 20.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
22. 22.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, pencil, sock, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PSMN (b) PNSM (c) MSPN (d) NPSM
24. 24.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Asia (d) South America
25. 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) green (b) violet (c) indigo (d) yellow
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
27. 27.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, kettle, needle, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VKNS (b) KNSV (c) KVNS (d) SNKV
29. 29.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) red (b) green (c) orange (d) indigo
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, goat, umpire, rose, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CRUGA (b) GAURC (c) GURCA (d) AGURC
32. 32.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) flower (d) root
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, tiger, umbrella, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SUTJ (b) TUSJ (c) TJUS (d) JTUS
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, fan, guava, owl, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NFGOS (b) FGOSN (c) FNGOS (d) SOGFN
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
36. 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) violet (d) red
38. 38.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, net, apple, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNAP (b) NVAP (c) PANV (d) NAPV
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, guava, drum, monkey, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMDGP (b) GPDMI (c) GDMIP (d) PGDMI

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