Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 995 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, umbrella, pillow, kettle, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UPKTN (b) UNPKT (c) TKPUN (d) NUPKT
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, jeep, tomato, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JVTK (b) KTJV (c) VJTK (d) JTKV
4. 4.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
6. 6.🔤 “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
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, jug, glass, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJGR (b) JDGR (c) RGJD (d) JGRD
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
9. 9.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
10. 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) indigo (b) green (c) orange (d) violet
11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) a type of number
12. 12.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) precipitation
13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
14. 14.🔤 “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
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, mango, key, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DKMI (b) MIKD (c) IMKD (d) MKDI
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, ant, fan, tomato, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADFTM (b) DAFTM (c) AFTMD (d) MTFAD
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, owl, watch, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TWON (b) ONWT (c) OWTN (d) NOWT
21. 21.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
22. 22.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Africa (b) North America (c) South America (d) Antarctica
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ESWN
24. 24.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) Asia (d) Antarctica
25. 25.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
26. 26.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
29. 29.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
30. 30.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) North America
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, pencil, bucket, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBLK (b) KPBL (c) PKBL (d) LBPK
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, frog, mirror, doll, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDMFO (b) FMDGO (c) FOMDG (d) OFMDG
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) indigo (d) violet
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, flute, cat, nest, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FTCNP (b) FCNPT (c) PNCFT (d) TFCNP
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, kettle, wallet, jeep, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KTWJN (b) NJWKT (c) TKWJN (d) KWJNT
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, parrot, urn, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OPUM (b) PUMO (c) MUPO (d) POUM
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, net, doll, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NDIT (b) TNDI (c) IDNT (d) NTDI
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, doll, spoon, mango, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RDSMK (b) DRSMK (c) KMSDR (d) DSMKR
40. 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east

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