Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 30 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, radio, nest, mango, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNMGU (b) URNMG (c) GMNRU (d) RUNMG
2. 2.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
4. 4.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) red (d) violet
5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
6. 6.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
7. 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
8. 8.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) flower (d) stem
9. 9.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, jeep, ant, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTAD (b) JADT (c) TJAD (d) DAJT
11. 11.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
12. 12.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, coconut, kettle, ball, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCKBJ (b) CGKBJ (c) CKBJG (d) JBKCG
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, van, tiger, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ITVW (b) WVTI (c) VTIW (d) VWTI
15. 15.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) green (b) violet (c) red (d) yellow
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
18. 18.🔤 “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
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, pillow, urn, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KPUD (b) PUDK (c) PKUD (d) DUPK
20. 20.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, ant, whistle, goat, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DAWGF (b) ADWGF (c) AWGFD (d) FGWAD
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, kettle, fan, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KOFB (b) BFKO (c) KFBO (d) OKFB
24. 24.🔤 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
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, radio, jug, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RJFN (b) RNJF (c) FJRN (d) NRJF
27. 27.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
28. 28.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
30. 30.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Asia (c) Antarctica (d) Africa
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, jeep, whistle, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AJWV (b) VWJA (c) JAWV (d) JWVA
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, inkpot, lamp, owl, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILOAU (b) AOLIU (c) UILOA (d) IULOA
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, coconut, sock, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSCJ (b) CJST (c) JCST (d) CSTJ
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, bucket, glass, drum, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SBGDI (b) BGDIS (c) BSGDI (d) IDGBS
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) violet (b) blue (c) indigo (d) red
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, owl, spoon, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WSOT (b) OSWT (c) TOSW (d) OTSW
40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter

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