Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 281 · 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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WGS
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
4. 4.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
5. 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
9. 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) orange (d) blue
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
12. 12.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
13. 13.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, umpire, pillow, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVPA (b) UPAV (c) APUV (d) VUPA
16. 16.🔤 “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
17. 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) violet (d) orange
18. 18.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) APLE
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, pencil, cat, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPCV (b) PCVD (c) VCPD (d) PDCV
21. 21.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
22. 22.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) February (d) March
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, umpire, net, lamp, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUNLR (b) RLNUG (c) UGNLR (d) UNLRG
25. 25.🔤 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
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, goat, inkpot, jalebi, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GIJCP (b) CJIGP (c) PGIJC (d) GPIJC
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, onion, nest, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONGS (b) SONG (c) GNOS (d) OSNG
28. 28.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
29. 29.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Indian
30. 30.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, mango, parrot, banana, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMPBF (b) MIPBF (c) MPBFI (d) FBPMI
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, ball, shoe, mango, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPSMO (b) OMSBP (c) PBSMO (d) BSMOP
33. 33.🔤 “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
34. 34.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
35. 35.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) root (d) leaf
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, flute, anchor, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFAC (b) FRAC (c) FACR (d) CAFR
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, umbrella, owl, goat, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUOGF (b) UOGFA (c) FGOUA (d) UAOGF
39. 39.🔤 “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
40. 40.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green

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