Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 119 · 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) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
3. 3.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) leaf (d) root
4. 4.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, jalebi, fan, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JFCB (b) CFJB (c) BJFC (d) JBFC
6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, cat, urn, violin, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CDUVS (b) CUVSD (c) SVUCD (d) DCUVS
9. 9.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
11. 11.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, glass, rope, orange, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGROW (b) GROWI (c) GIROW (d) WORGI
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
14. 14.🔤 “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
15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, goat, coconut, jug, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJCGR (b) GRCJI (c) GCJIR (d) RGCJI
17. 17.🔤 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
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, urn, ice cream, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUIA (b) UIAC (c) AIUC (d) UCIA
19. 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) orange (d) blue
20. 20.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Antarctica (c) North America (d) Australia
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
25. 25.🔤 “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
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, fan, tent, vase, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NVTFU (b) FUTVN (c) FTVNU (d) UFTVN
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
28. 28.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, violin, tent, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NTVA (b) VATN (c) AVTN (d) VTNA
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, anchor, watch, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ALWP (b) PWAL (c) AWPL (d) LAWP
31. 31.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, umpire, jeep, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUJC (b) UOJC (c) UJCO (d) CJUO
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, pencil, bucket, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PLBU (b) PBUL (c) LPBU (d) UBPL
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) ELPA
39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) March (d) February
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, inkpot, flute, van, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFVLG (b) GIFVL (c) IGFVL (d) LVFIG

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