Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 322 · 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 are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, flute, umbrella, needle, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MFUND (b) FMUND (c) DNUFM (d) FUNDM
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
6. 6.🔤 “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
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
9. 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) orange (d) green
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WSG
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, ball, igloo, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BIJR (b) RBIJ (c) JIBR (d) BRIJ
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, drum, glass, ladder, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DGLBW (b) DWGLB (c) WDGLB (d) BLGDW
14. 14.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
19. 19.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Arctic
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, jalebi, ant, lamp, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JDALB (b) BLAJD (c) JALBD (d) DJALB
21. 21.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
23. 23.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, bucket, glass, rope, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BDGRT (b) DBGRT (c) TRGBD (d) BGRTD
25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Africa (b) South America (c) Antarctica (d) Asia
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, jeep, parrot, spoon, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJPSO (b) JPSOC (c) JCPSO (d) OSPJC
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, cat, pencil, bucket, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPBOJ (b) OBPCJ (c) JCPBO (d) CJPBO
28. 28.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
29. 29.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the months
30. 30.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) North America (d) Africa
31. 31.🔤 “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
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, whistle, glass, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BWGS (b) WGSB (c) WBGS (d) SGWB
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, coconut, flute, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BFCJ (b) CJFB (c) CFBJ (d) JCFB
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, jalebi, tomato, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCTS (b) CJTS (c) JTSC (d) STJC
36. 36.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) blue (c) red (d) indigo
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, sock, key, ladder, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SKLCP (b) SPKLC (c) PSKLC (d) CLKSP
39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
40. 40.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) violet (d) red

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