Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 99 · 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.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
4. 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) collection
5. 5.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
6. 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
7. 7.🔤 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
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
9. 9.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
11. 11.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) Antarctica
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, violin, candle, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VCTR (b) VRCT (c) TCVR (d) RVCT
13. 13.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
14. 14.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, pillow, igloo, tent, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) POITR (b) OPITR (c) RTIPO (d) PITRO
16. 16.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, ball, ice cream, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBIV (b) BIVR (c) BRIV (d) VIBR
18. 18.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
20. 20.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) North America (c) Africa (d) Asia
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
22. 22.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, guava, bucket, ant, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IABGN (b) NGBAI (c) GNBAI (d) GBAIN
24. 24.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) root (d) stem
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, ice cream, key, radio, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IAKRV (b) IKRVA (c) VRKIA (d) AIKRV
26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, tomato, pencil, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPCM (b) MTPC (c) CPTM (d) TMPC
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, cat, guava, ice cream, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGIAN (b) AIGCN (c) CNGIA (d) NCGIA
29. 29.🔤 “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
30. 30.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) flower (d) stem
31. 31.🔤 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) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, pillow, rose, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GPRS (b) SRPG (c) PRSG (d) PGRS
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, tomato, bucket, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBON (b) OBTN (c) TNBO (d) NTBO
34. 34.🔤 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
35. 35.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) root (d) flower
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, glass, jalebi, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMJS (b) MGJS (c) GJSM (d) SJGM
37. 37.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, jug, inkpot, violin, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CVIJF (b) FJIVC (c) JFIVC (d) JIVCF
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, flute, net, jalebi, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUNJR (b) FNJRU (c) UFNJR (d) RJNFU
40. 40.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) larva (d) adult

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