Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 985 · 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 long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, apple, net, watch, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DWNAU (b) ANWDU (c) AUNWD (d) UANWD
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, glass, jeep, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UGJS (b) GJSU (c) GUJS (d) SJGU
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
8. 8.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) orange (b) green (c) violet (d) red
9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
10. 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) indigo (c) blue (d) green
11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, pencil, watch, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PRWK (b) PWKR (c) KWPR (d) RPWK
13. 13.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, radio, parrot, guava, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RPGJW (b) JGPRW (c) WRPGJ (d) RWPGJ
16. 16.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
18. 18.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
19. 19.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
20. 20.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, mirror, doll, orange, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDOLR (b) LODMR (c) RMDOL (d) MRDOL
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, sock, nest, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ISNP (b) SINP (c) PNSI (d) SNPI
24. 24.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
25. 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) red (c) yellow (d) indigo
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, jeep, tiger, igloo, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JOTIP (b) OJTIP (c) JTIPO (d) PITJO
27. 27.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, violin, parrot, rope, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVPRJ (b) JRPVA (c) VAPRJ (d) VPRJA
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) violet (b) red (c) yellow (d) indigo
31. 31.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, pillow, ladder, frog, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PLFBT (b) PTLFB (c) TPLFB (d) BFLPT
34. 34.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, candle, tent, drum, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CITDF (b) FDTCI (c) ICTDF (d) CTDFI
37. 37.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
38. 38.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) flower (d) root
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
40. 40.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) condensation

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