Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 143 · 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 always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) WSG
4. 4.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, igloo, guava, spoon, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIGSA (b) IWGSA (c) IGSAW (d) ASGIW
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, ant, fan, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFAB (b) AFDB (c) BAFD (d) ABFD
9. 9.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a picture
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
11. 11.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, jug, tomato, parrot, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTPCG (b) CPTJG (c) GJTPC (d) JGTPC
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
15. 15.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) precipitation
16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
17. 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) violet (d) indigo
18. 18.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
19. 19.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) leaf (d) root
20. 20.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, net, cat, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCNT (b) NTCS (c) TNCS (d) NCST
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
23. 23.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
24. 24.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
25. 25.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) February (d) January
26. 26.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Indian
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, apple, monkey, urn, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOMUV (b) AMUVO (c) VUMAO (d) OAMUV
29. 29.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
31. 31.🔤 “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
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, mango, banana, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MBFK (b) MKBF (c) KMBF (d) FBMK
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, umbrella, doll, sock, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCDSM (b) CUDSM (c) UDSMC (d) MSDUC
34. 34.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
35. 35.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) South America (b) Australia (c) Europe (d) Asia
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, tomato, pillow, wallet, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TJPWC (b) TPWCJ (c) CWPTJ (d) JTPWC
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) orange (c) violet (d) indigo
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, monkey, goat, banana, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBGMV (b) MVGBK (c) MGBKV (d) VMGBK
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, umpire, ice cream, orange, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UKIOW (b) WOIUK (c) UIOWK (d) KUIOW

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