Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 11 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
2. 2.🔤 “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
3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
5. 5.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) indigo (c) blue (d) violet
6. 6.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
8. 8.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) April (d) February
9. 9.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) APLE
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
12. 12.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, vase, tiger, cat, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VWTCG (b) GCTVW (c) WVTCG (d) VTCGW
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
15. 15.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a long story
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, kettle, pillow, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPKI (b) KPDI (c) KIPD (d) IKPD
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, flute, mango, shoe, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSMFJ (b) JFMSR (c) FJMSR (d) FMSRJ
18. 18.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
19. 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) green (c) red (d) orange
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
23. 23.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic
24. 24.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
25. 25.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, kite, doll, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KDGI (b) GDKI (c) KIDG (d) IKDG
27. 27.🔤 “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
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, jeep, pillow, spoon, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSPJI (b) JIPSD (c) IJPSD (d) JPSDI
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, fan, guava, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FNGK (b) NFGK (c) FGKN (d) KGFN
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, drum, mirror, flute, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DMFGW (b) GFMDW (c) DWMFG (d) WDMFG
32. 32.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, pencil, ball, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBCJ (b) CBPJ (c) JPBC (d) PJBC
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, umbrella, mango, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) URMG (b) RUMG (c) UMGR (d) GMUR
36. 36.🔤 “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
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, glass, mirror, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AMGD (b) DGMA (c) GMAD (d) GDMA
38. 38.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
40. 40.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white

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