Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 27 · 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 long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
3. 3.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, pencil, owl, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RPOV (b) POVR (c) PROV (d) VOPR
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
6. 6.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
9. 9.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
10. 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
11. 11.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) ELPA
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, sock, anchor, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FAST (b) SAFT (c) TSAF (d) STAF
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, key, orange, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBOV (b) BKOV (c) KOVB (d) VOKB
15. 15.🔤 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
16. 16.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
17. 17.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) Europe (d) Africa
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, violin, net, sock, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FVNSU (b) VNSUF (c) USNVF (d) VFNSU
19. 19.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, radio, tent, flute, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVTFI (b) IFTRV (c) RTFIV (d) VRTFI
21. 21.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, anchor, glass, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CGAO (b) AGCO (c) AOGC (d) OAGC
23. 23.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Arctic
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) WSG
25. 25.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
26. 26.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) leaf (d) root
28. 28.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
30. 30.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) precipitation
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, guava, lamp, jeep, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCLJS (b) GLJSC (c) CGLJS (d) SJLGC
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, coconut, igloo, lemon, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLICK (b) CKILS (c) KCILS (d) CILSK
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, urn, rose, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWRC (b) CRUW (c) URCW (d) WURC
34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Africa (c) North America (d) Asia
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) South America (b) Europe (c) North America (d) Asia
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, mango, umpire, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDUG (b) MUGD (c) DMUG (d) GUMD
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, frog, ice cream, mango, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FWIMA (b) FIMAW (c) AMIFW (d) WFIMA
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) indigo (d) green
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, bucket, pillow, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBPJ (b) JPBN (c) BNPJ (d) BPJN
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, violin, urn, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VLUD (b) DUVL (c) LVUD (d) VUDL

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