Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 302 · 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) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
2. 2.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
3. 3.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) red (d) yellow
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the planets
5. 5.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
7. 7.🔤 “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
8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its colour
12. 12.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, goat, apple, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBAW (b) WAGB (c) GAWB (d) BGAW
14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) indigo (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, glass, monkey, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMGB (b) BGMI (c) GMIB (d) GBMI
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, candle, jalebi, tiger, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CSJTR (b) CJTRS (c) SCJTR (d) RTJCS
17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, tent, drum, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKDS (b) KTDS (c) SDTK (d) TDSK
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) WSG
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, key, umbrella, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KURW (b) RUKW (c) WKUR (d) KWUR
23. 23.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
24. 24.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) South America
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, nest, violin, spoon, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONVSM (b) NVSMO (c) MSVNO (d) NOVSM
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, fan, onion, pillow, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FWOPD (b) FOPDW (c) DPOFW (d) WFOPD
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, onion, tent, doll, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SOTDC (b) OSTDC (c) CDTOS (d) OTDCS
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, onion, vase, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OJVS (b) SVOJ (c) OVSJ (d) JOVS
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, key, pencil, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WPKA (b) KAPW (c) AKPW (d) KPWA
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) indigo (b) violet (c) red (d) green
34. 34.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Australia (c) Africa (d) South America
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, inkpot, umpire, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICUA (b) CIUA (c) IUAC (d) AUIC
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) indigo (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, ice cream, mango, duck, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMDBJ (b) IJMDB (c) JIMDB (d) BDMIJ
39. 39.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) blue (d) orange
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) green (c) white

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