← Acronyms lesson New set →

Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 267 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🔤 “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
  2. 2.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a picture
  3. 3.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
  4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, monkey, lamp, kite, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MILKA (b) MLKAI (c) IMLKA (d) AKLMI
  5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
  6. 6.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
  7. 7.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) violet (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
  8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, coconut, guava, fan, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGFBM (b) BFGCM (c) MCGFB (d) CMGFB
  10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) APLE
  11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
  12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
  13. 13.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
  14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, rope, nest, mirror, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNMVK (b) KRNMV (c) VMNRK (d) RKNMV
  15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
  16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
  17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, pencil, flute, umpire, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUFPV (b) PFUGV (c) VPFUG (d) PVFUG
  18. 18.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
  19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, owl, guava, violin, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGVKN (b) KVGON (c) ONGVK (d) NOGVK
  20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, needle, doll, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JNDL (b) NDLJ (c) NJDL (d) LDNJ
  21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, jeep, bucket, nest, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TNBJA (b) JABNT (c) JBNTA (d) AJBNT
  22. 22.🔤 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
  23. 23.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) stem (d) leaf
  24. 24.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
  25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, jalebi, kite, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKTI (b) IJKT (c) TKJI (d) JIKT
  26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, kite, banana, watch, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWBKS (b) KBWMS (c) KSBWM (d) SKBWM
  27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
  28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, coconut, mango, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CRMS (b) RCMS (c) SMCR (d) CMSR
  29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, apple, needle, parrot, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACNPU (b) CANPU (c) UPNAC (d) ANPUC
  30. 30.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the oceans
  31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) South America (d) North America
  32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, lamp, umpire, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JULS (b) SLUJ (c) LSUJ (d) LUJS
  33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, violin, umbrella, tent, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ATUVF (b) VUTAF (c) VFUTA (d) FVUTA
  34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Africa (c) South America (d) Antarctica
  35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
  36. 36.🔤 “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
  37. 37.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
  38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, doll, onion, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSOR (b) DORS (c) RODS (d) SDOR
  39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, vase, ball, lamp, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBLIF (b) FVBLI (c) VFBLI (d) ILBVF
  40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune

Answer key

  1. saffron
  2. a list in a fixed order
  3. precipitation
  4. IMLKA
  5. PAISA
  6. January
  7. violet
  8. west
  9. MCGFB
  10. ELPA
  11. first letters as a word
  12. MVEMJSUN
  13. February
  14. KRNMV
  15. AANSAEA
  16. JFMA
  17. VPFUG
  18. what each letter means
  19. NOGVK
  20. JNDL
  21. AJBNT
  22. VIBGYOR
  23. root
  24. one word holds a list
  25. IJKT
  26. SKBWM
  27. SWG
  28. RCMS
  29. CANPU
  30. the rainbow colours
  31. North America
  32. SLUJ
  33. FVUTA
  34. South America
  35. ECPC
  36. evaporation
  37. adult
  38. SDOR
  39. FVBLI
  40. Jupiter

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students