Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 152 · 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 long poem (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
4. 4.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, wallet, duck, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KDWU (b) UWDK (c) WDKU (d) WUDK
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, goat, igloo, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OIGC (b) GIOC (c) GCIO (d) CGIO
7. 7.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
8. 8.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, cat, fan, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LCFI (b) IFCL (c) CLFI (d) CFIL
10. 10.🔤 “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
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
12. 12.🔤 “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
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, coconut, lamp, anchor, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FALCT (b) CTLAF (c) TCLAF (d) CLAFT
14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue (d) red
15. 15.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, urn, rope, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ULRD (b) URDL (c) LURD (d) DRUL
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, needle, drum, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBDA (b) NDAB (c) ADNB (d) BNDA
18. 18.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
19. 19.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
20. 20.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
21. 21.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
22. 22.🔤 “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
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, nest, banana, coconut, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NABCF (b) NBCFA (c) FCBNA (d) ANBCF
24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) violet (d) red
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, jeep, kite, frog, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JGKFL (b) GJKFL (c) LFKJG (d) JKFLG
27. 27.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
28. 28.🔤 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
29. 29.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
30. 30.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, goat, ice cream, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LGIO (b) GIOL (c) OIGL (d) GLIO
32. 32.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) North America (d) Asia
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, lamp, inkpot, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LITU (b) TILU (c) LUIT (d) ULIT
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, kite, shoe, candle, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCSKF (b) KSCUF (c) KFSCU (d) FKSCU
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
36. 36.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
37. 37.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) stem (d) leaf
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, pencil, jalebi, ball, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FBJPU (b) PJBFU (c) PUJBF (d) UPJBF
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) LEPA

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