Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 136 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, ladder, doll, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LDCP (b) LPDC (c) CDLP (d) PLDC
5. 5.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, guava, doll, pillow, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GIDPM (b) GDPMI (c) IGDPM (d) MPDGI
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WGS
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
9. 9.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, violin, radio, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VRTC (b) CVRT (c) TRVC (d) VCRT
13. 13.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
14. 14.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
16. 16.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
17. 17.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) South America
18. 18.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, anchor, pillow, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AIPD (b) DPAI (c) APDI (d) IAPD
21. 21.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, glass, umbrella, ant, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUAOB (b) BGUAO (c) GBUAO (d) OAUGB
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
24. 24.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
26. 26.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
27. 27.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
28. 28.🔤 “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
29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) orange (d) violet
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, rope, jug, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMJK (b) RJKM (c) MRJK (d) KJRM
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) blue
34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) South America (c) Antarctica (d) Africa
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, umpire, ant, ball, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUABP (b) PBAUC (c) UABPC (d) UCABP
37. 37.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) Africa (d) Asia
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, frog, spoon, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCSM (b) FSMC (c) MSFC (d) CFSM
39. 39.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, apple, monkey, pencil, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AJMPS (b) SPMAJ (c) AMPSJ (d) JAMPS

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