Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 358 · 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) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
2. 2.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
4. 4.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
5. 5.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) red (b) green (c) violet (d) yellow
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, banana, key, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BUKM (b) BKMU (c) UBKM (d) MKBU
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
8. 8.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) North America
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) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
10. 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) violet (d) red
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, owl, vase, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ORVB (b) OVBR (c) ROVB (d) BVOR
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, whistle, vase, apple, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WMVAK (b) MWVAK (c) WVAKM (d) KAVWM
13. 13.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
14. 14.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, pencil, bucket, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPBD (b) PBDJ (c) PJBD (d) DBPJ
17. 17.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, sock, onion, glass, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSOGN (b) NGOSV (c) SOGNV (d) SVOGN
19. 19.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, onion, glass, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DGOC (b) OCGD (c) COGD (d) OGDC
21. 21.🔤 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
22. 22.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
23. 23.🔤 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) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, violin, bucket, monkey, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBMGK (b) VKBMG (c) GMBVK (d) KVBMG
25. 25.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
26. 26.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) South America (c) Africa (d) Australia
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, lemon, mango, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLMB (b) LMBG (c) LGMB (d) BMLG
28. 28.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) January (d) April
29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, goat, ice cream, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGIU (b) GIUO (c) GOIU (d) UIGO
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Antarctica (d) Europe
32. 32.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) Antarctica
33. 33.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, ant, net, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANPO (b) PNAO (c) AONP (d) OANP
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, flute, apple, nest, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SNAFI (b) FIANS (c) IFANS (d) FANSI
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, mango, lemon, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MTLI (b) ILMT (c) MLIT (d) TMLI
37. 37.🔤 “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
38. 38.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
40. 40.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult

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