Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 924 · 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 1 (M) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, tomato, drum, anchor, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDAMU (b) TUDAM (c) MADTU (d) UTDAM
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, frog, monkey, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DMFG (b) FGMD (c) GFMD (d) FMDG
4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
5. 5.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) violet
6. 6.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, shoe, parrot, glass, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SJPGW (b) SPGWJ (c) WGPSJ (d) JSPGW
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, glass, van, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KGVD (b) GVDK (c) GKVD (d) DVGK
9. 9.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the oceans
11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, pillow, tomato, anchor, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PTASD (b) SATPD (c) DPTAS (d) PDTAS
14. 14.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
15. 15.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, whistle, ant, lemon, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WCALK (b) WALKC (c) CWALK (d) KLAWC
17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
18. 18.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
21. 21.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
24. 24.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Antarctica (c) Asia (d) Africa
26. 26.🔤 “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
27. 27.🔤 “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
28. 28.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) Antarctica (d) Australia
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, tiger, doll, key, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCDKI (b) IKDTC (c) CTDKI (d) TDKIC
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, lemon, cat, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LNCJ (b) JCLN (c) NLCJ (d) LCJN
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, jeep, vase, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CVJN (b) JVCN (c) NJVC (d) JNVC
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, kettle, lamp, umpire, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KOLUT (b) KLUTO (c) TULKO (d) OKLUT
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, banana, rose, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BRLD (b) BDRL (c) DBRL (d) LRBD
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) indigo (d) red
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, key, banana, goat, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KABGC (b) AKBGC (c) KBGCA (d) CGBKA
39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) February (d) January
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, goat, key, tent, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGKTM (b) MTKGI (c) GIKTM (d) GKTMI

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