Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 920 · 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.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
2. 2.🔤 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
3. 3.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) egg (d) pupa
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, orange, fan, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFKA (b) KFOA (c) AOFK (d) OAFK
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the months
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, apple, umpire, parrot, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RAUPO (b) OPUAR (c) ARUPO (d) AUPOR
9. 9.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, cat, parrot, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPIF (b) IPCF (c) FCPI (d) CFPI
11. 11.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, urn, flute, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UFAO (b) OUFA (c) AFUO (d) UOFA
13. 13.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
14. 14.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) flower (d) stem
15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Pacific
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, candle, ice cream, key, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCIKR (b) CIKRF (c) CFIKR (d) RKICF
17. 17.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, key, apple, lamp, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KALUO (b) KOALU (c) ULAKO (d) OKALU
19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) North America (d) Europe
20. 20.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, frog, pillow, nest, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUPNS (b) SNPFU (c) UFPNS (d) FPNSU
24. 24.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
25. 25.🔤 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) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
26. 26.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) January (d) April
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, goat, urn, shoe, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DGUSF (b) FSUGD (c) GUSFD (d) GDUSF
29. 29.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow
30. 30.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Asia (c) North America (d) Europe
31. 31.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) violet (d) indigo
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, jeep, spoon, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JSNC (b) CJSN (c) JCSN (d) NSJC
33. 33.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) Asia
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, owl, igloo, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFIU (b) UIOF (c) FOIU (d) OIUF
35. 35.🔤 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
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, key, whistle, apple, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SKWAD (b) KWADS (c) KSWAD (d) DAWKS
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, cat, banana, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SBCA (b) CABS (c) CBSA (d) ACBS
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, cat, rope, umbrella, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCRUM (b) CGRUM (c) CRUMG (d) MURCG
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, tent, pencil, needle, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CNPTW (b) TWPNC (c) WTPNC (d) TPNCW

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