Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 294 · 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 drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
3. 3.🔤 “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
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, goat, igloo, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LIGA (b) GILA (c) AGIL (d) GAIL
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the planets
7. 7.🔤 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
8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
9. 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) red (b) blue (c) violet (d) yellow
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
12. 12.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
13. 13.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
14. 14.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
16. 16.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
18. 18.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, monkey, fan, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMFR (b) MKFR (c) MFRK (d) RFMK
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, umbrella, cat, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UDCR (b) RCUD (c) DUCR (d) UCRD
22. 22.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) South America (c) Asia (d) Australia
23. 23.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
24. 24.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) pupa (d) egg
25. 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) indigo
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, fan, net, mirror, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUNMS (b) UFNMS (c) FNMSU (d) SMNFU
27. 27.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, jeep, sock, parrot, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GPSJD (b) JDSPG (c) JSPGD (d) DJSPG
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, onion, guava, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ODGS (b) OGSD (c) DOGS (d) SGOD
30. 30.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
32. 32.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) evaporation
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, inkpot, rope, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OIRC (b) CRIO (c) IORC (d) IRCO
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
35. 35.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Southern
36. 36.🔤 “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
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, rose, mirror, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RMAF (b) FRMA (c) AMRF (d) RFMA
38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, onion, flute, net, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFNIV (b) OVFNI (c) VOFNI (d) INFOV
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, violin, umpire, goat, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FVUGR (b) VFUGR (c) VUGRF (d) RGUVF

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