Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 221 · 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.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, rope, key, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKRU (b) URKJ (c) RUKJ (d) RKJU
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, rope, kite, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKRA (b) RKIA (c) ARKI (d) RAKI
5. 5.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
6. 6.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
7. 7.🔤 “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
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, umpire, wallet, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JUWC (b) UWCJ (c) CWUJ (d) UJWC
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, goat, sock, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GJSV (b) GSVJ (c) VSGJ (d) JGSV
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
13. 13.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, pencil, ant, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PABJ (b) BAPJ (c) JPAB (d) PJAB
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, tiger, anchor, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TIAP (b) TAPI (c) ITAP (d) PATI
17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
19. 19.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
20. 20.🔤 “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
21. 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) North America (b) Antarctica (c) Europe (d) Africa
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
23. 23.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
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.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, ant, duck, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) APDK (b) KDAP (c) ADKP (d) PADK
26. 26.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, ice cream, guava, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IBGR (b) BIGR (c) IGRB (d) RGIB
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, kettle, igloo, lemon, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KILAC (b) CKILA (c) KCILA (d) ALIKC
29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) leaf (d) root
30. 30.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) WSG
32. 32.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, sock, net, rope, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSNRC (b) STNRC (c) SNRCT (d) CRNST
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Pacific (d) Indian
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, banana, jug, fan, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BUJFC (b) CFJBU (c) UBJFC (d) BJFCU
36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) green (d) blue
37. 37.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, jeep, cat, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JSCL (b) SJCL (c) JCLS (d) LCJS

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