Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 35 · 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 type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
6. 6.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
7. 7.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, tent, rope, doll, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADRTG (b) TRDAG (c) GTRDA (d) TGRDA
10. 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow (d) violet
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, lamp, radio, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LWRU (b) LRUW (c) URLW (d) WLRU
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, banana, cat, guava, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBCGK (b) KGCBP (c) BPCGK (d) BCGKP
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
14. 14.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
17. 17.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, doll, pillow, ice cream, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPIUT (b) TDPIU (c) UIPDT (d) DTPIU
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, ant, fan, tent, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AFTMN (b) ANFTM (c) MTFAN (d) NAFTM
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, lamp, pencil, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RPLT (b) LPRT (c) TLPR (d) LTPR
22. 22.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, inkpot, parrot, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GIPW (b) IGPW (c) IPWG (d) WPIG
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, flute, ball, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FBVU (b) FUBV (c) VBFU (d) UFBV
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, inkpot, banana, tomato, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILBTS (b) STBIL (c) IBTSL (d) LIBTS
26. 26.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) blue (d) green
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
28. 28.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
29. 29.🔤 “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
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, frog, rose, nest, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRNVP (b) VNRFP (c) PFRNV (d) FPRNV
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, tent, ice cream, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CITD (b) DTIC (c) TICD (d) TDIC
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, fan, doll, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDFB (b) FBDW (c) BFDW (d) FDWB
34. 34.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
35. 35.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) green (d) violet
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, ant, tent, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTAB (b) ATDB (c) BATD (d) ABTD
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, duck, shoe, pencil, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADSPJ (b) JPSDA (c) DASPJ (d) DSPJA
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, umpire, banana, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UBAM (b) ABUM (c) MUBA (d) UMBA
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, igloo, fan, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFJL (b) JFIL (c) LIFJ (d) ILFJ
40. 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east

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