Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 231 · 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 maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
3. 3.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
4. 4.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
5. 5.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
6. 6.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) blue (d) violet
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, ladder, jeep, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LJDF (b) LFJD (c) FLJD (d) DJLF
8. 8.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) root (d) leaf
9. 9.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
10. 10.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
11. 11.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, ice cream, fan, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFOK (b) OFIK (c) KIFO (d) IKFO
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
14. 14.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April
15. 15.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) collection
16. 16.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Arctic
17. 17.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) Asia
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, ball, sock, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSBT (b) TBSD (c) BSDT (d) BTSD
19. 19.🔤 “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
20. 20.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) orange (b) green (c) violet (d) blue
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, parrot, watch, umbrella, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LPWUF (b) PLWUF (c) FUWPL (d) PWUFL
23. 23.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
24. 24.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the months
25. 25.🔤 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
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) APLE
27. 27.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Indian
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
29. 29.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, urn, jalebi, pillow, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUJPW (b) UJPWF (c) WPJUF (d) UFJPW
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, pillow, drum, monkey, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDMLW (b) WPDML (c) PWDML (d) LMDPW
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, owl, urn, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OUST (b) SUOT (c) TOUS (d) OTUS
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, flute, bucket, watch, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UFBWL (b) FUBWL (c) LWBFU (d) FBWLU
36. 36.🔤 “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
37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, jeep, umpire, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GJUV (b) JUVG (c) VUJG (d) JGUV
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, doll, vase, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ODVM (b) MVDO (c) DVMO (d) DOVM

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