Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 134 · 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 need no learning (d) they always rhyme
2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) indigo (b) green (c) yellow (d) orange
3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
4. 4.🔤 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
5. 5.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) collection
6. 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
7. 7.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, rose, spoon, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSRG (b) RSDG (c) RGSD (d) GRSD
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, rope, pencil, apple, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMPAN (b) NAPRM (c) RPANM (d) MRPAN
10. 10.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
11. 11.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Europe (c) North America (d) Antarctica
12. 12.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow (d) indigo
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, wallet, radio, drum, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WRDNI (b) NDRWI (c) IWRDN (d) WIRDN
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
15. 15.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
16. 16.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Australia (c) Asia (d) South America
17. 17.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, doll, pencil, mango, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDPMI (b) DPMIG (c) DGPMI (d) IMPDG
20. 20.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the months
21. 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Indian
22. 22.🔤 “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
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Antarctica (c) Australia (d) Asia
24. 24.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) flower (d) root
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, rope, anchor, jalebi, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMAJN (b) RAJNM (c) NJARM (d) MRAJN
27. 27.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
29. 29.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) green (d) yellow
30. 30.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) South America (d) Antarctica
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, radio, vase, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVGJ (b) JRVG (c) GVRJ (d) RJVG
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, monkey, umbrella, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MCUL (b) MULC (c) LUMC (d) CMUL
34. 34.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
36. 36.🔤 “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
37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
38. 38.🔤 “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
39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) January (d) April
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, goat, jeep, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GJAC (b) CGJA (c) AJGC (d) GCJA

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