Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 309 · 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 always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
2. 2.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) March (d) February
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, key, van, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BVKM (b) KVBM (c) KMVB (d) MKVB
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the planets
6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
7. 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, lemon, urn, rose, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VRULB (b) LURVB (c) LBURV (d) BLURV
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
10. 10.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
12. 12.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) South America (b) Europe (c) Asia (d) North America
13. 13.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, igloo, vase, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PIVB (b) IPVB (c) IVBP (d) BVIP
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
16. 16.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, sock, radio, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LSRJ (b) JRSL (c) SLRJ (d) SRJL
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, watch, mango, vase, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WMVSR (b) WRMVS (c) RWMVS (d) SVMWR
19. 19.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
20. 20.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Antarctica (d) Europe
21. 21.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
22. 22.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, pillow, tomato, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RTPN (b) NPTR (c) PNTR (d) PTRN
24. 24.🔤 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
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, jeep, rose, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JURO (b) JROU (c) ORJU (d) UJRO
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, umpire, anchor, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JAUS (b) USAJ (c) UAJS (d) SUAJ
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, lamp, van, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVLJ (b) LJVA (c) LVAJ (d) JLVA
28. 28.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
29. 29.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) red (b) orange (c) indigo (d) green
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, ladder, tent, guava, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LOTGS (b) LTGSO (c) OLTGS (d) SGTLO
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
32. 32.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Antarctica (c) Australia (d) Asia
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, key, jug, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJKF (b) FKJC (c) KJCF (d) KFJC
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
35. 35.🔤 “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
36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) blue (b) red (c) violet (d) orange
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
38. 38.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
39. 39.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
40. 40.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) root (d) stem

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