Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 28 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, shoe, net, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SRNF (b) SNFR (c) RSNF (d) FNSR
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, pencil, wallet, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GPWR (b) PWRG (c) RWPG (d) PGWR
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
6. 6.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, duck, ice cream, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DICA (b) CIDA (c) DAIC (d) ADIC
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
9. 9.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the oceans
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
14. 14.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
15. 15.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
16. 16.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
18. 18.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Africa (b) North America (c) South America (d) Australia
19. 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) indigo (b) violet (c) orange (d) yellow
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
21. 21.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
22. 22.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow (d) orange
23. 23.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) green (c) violet (d) indigo
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, shoe, fan, banana, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLFBR (b) LSFBR (c) RBFSL (d) SFBRL
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
27. 27.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, apple, jug, tomato, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BAJTR (b) AJTRB (c) ABJTR (d) RTJAB
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, sock, drum, owl, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLDOF (b) FODSL (c) LSDOF (d) SDOFL
30. 30.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, urn, apple, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DUAL (b) UDAL (c) UALD (d) LAUD
32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, net, ant, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NACV (b) NVAC (c) CANV (d) VNAC
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, monkey, inkpot, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NMIA (b) AIMN (c) MIAN (d) MNIA
35. 35.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, lemon, apple, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LBAJ (b) BLAJ (c) JALB (d) LAJB
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, drum, apple, bucket, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CDABF (b) DABFC (c) FBADC (d) DCABF
38. 38.🔤 “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
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, ice cream, violin, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIVK (b) KVIN (c) INVK (d) IVKN
40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic

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