Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 196 · 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
4. 4.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, frog, parrot, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FLPN (b) LFPN (c) FPNL (d) NPFL
7. 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
8. 8.🔤 “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
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
11. 11.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
12. 12.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the planets
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, jeep, kettle, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GJKO (b) JKOG (c) OKJG (d) JGKO
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, urn, drum, jug, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCDJN (b) NJDUC (c) UDJNC (d) CUDJN
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, banana, mirror, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLMT (b) LBMT (c) TMBL (d) BMTL
17. 17.🔤 “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
18. 18.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
19. 19.🔤 “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
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, onion, glass, kite, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IOGKV (b) OIGKV (c) VKGOI (d) OGKVI
21. 21.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, rose, shoe, mirror, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RPSMC (b) CMSRP (c) RSMCP (d) PRSMC
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, vase, tiger, pillow, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VTPLK (b) VKTPL (c) KVTPL (d) LPTVK
24. 24.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Australia (c) South America (d) Asia
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, nest, radio, cat, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCRNG (b) NRCTG (c) NGRCT (d) GNRCT
26. 26.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, monkey, umbrella, frog, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MLUFP (b) MUFPL (c) LMUFP (d) PFUML
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, inkpot, tiger, onion, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ITOMF (b) IFTOM (c) MOTIF (d) FITOM
29. 29.🔤 “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
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, wallet, orange, pencil, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WGOPF (b) GWOPF (c) FPOWG (d) WOPFG
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, apple, jeep, umbrella, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AJUSG (b) AGJUS (c) GAJUS (d) SUJAG
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) blue (d) orange
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, jeep, ball, doll, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBDKI (b) KDBJI (c) JIBDK (d) IJBDK
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, cat, igloo, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VICT (b) CTIV (c) TCIV (d) CIVT
36. 36.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) leaf (d) stem
37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, doll, ladder, nest, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DRLNF (b) FNLDR (c) RDLNF (d) DLNFR
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, drum, umpire, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDUL (b) LUDF (c) DFUL (d) DULF
40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Pacific

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