Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 292 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, wallet, rose, nest, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DWRNS (b) SNRWD (c) WRNSD (d) WDRNS
4. 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
6. 6.🔤 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
7. 7.🔤 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
8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
9. 9.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the oceans
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, candle, onion, pencil, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CWOPG (b) GPOCW (c) WCOPG (d) COPGW
11. 11.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
12. 12.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) flower (d) root
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) orange
15. 15.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
16. 16.🔤 “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
17. 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) indigo (b) blue (c) green (d) red
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) LEPA
19. 19.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
20. 20.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
21. 21.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) root (d) flower
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, banana, needle, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNDR (b) RBND (c) DNBR (d) BRND
24. 24.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, pencil, jug, lamp, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLJPT (b) TPJLG (c) PTJLG (d) PJLGT
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, duck, fan, urn, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDFUK (b) KUFDW (c) DFUKW (d) DWFUK
27. 27.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
28. 28.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) root (d) leaf
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, cat, tomato, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCTA (b) CTAG (c) ATCG (d) CGTA
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, kite, umpire, jalebi, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SJUKO (b) KUJSO (c) OKUJS (d) KOUJS
31. 31.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, kettle, igloo, cat, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRICP (b) KICPR (c) RKICP (d) PCIKR
33. 33.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, sock, lamp, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MLSV (b) SLMV (c) VSLM (d) SVLM
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, doll, kite, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BKDL (b) DKBL (c) LDKB (d) DLKB
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, rose, violin, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TVRO (b) ROVT (c) ORVT (d) RVTO
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) violet (d) blue
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, mirror, key, pencil, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UMKPD (b) MKPDU (c) MUKPD (d) DPKMU
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, apple, inkpot, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABIM (b) MIAB (c) AIMB (d) BAIM

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