Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 379 · 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
2. 2.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) flower (d) root
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the planets
6. 6.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
7. 7.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, mango, doll, whistle, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AWDMT (b) MTDWA (c) MDWAT (d) TMDWA
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, tomato, pencil, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IPTW (b) TPIW (c) TWPI (d) WTPI
14. 14.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, inkpot, whistle, parrot, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILWPS (b) SPWIL (c) IWPSL (d) LIWPS
16. 16.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, pillow, radio, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IRPO (b) OPRI (c) PRIO (d) PORI
18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) indigo (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, rope, nest, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNDT (b) DNRT (c) TRND (d) RTND
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, tiger, parrot, jalebi, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPJMV (b) MJPTV (c) VTPJM (d) TVPJM
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, ice cream, pencil, monkey, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IDPMF (b) FMPID (c) IPMFD (d) DIPMF
22. 22.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
23. 23.🔤 “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
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, cat, ice cream, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AICP (b) PCIA (c) CIAP (d) CPIA
25. 25.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, rose, key, net, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNKRP (b) RKNVP (c) RPKNV (d) PRKNV
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, ball, net, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNBI (b) BINR (c) BNRI (d) IBNR
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
29. 29.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, kite, onion, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KOTL (b) LKOT (c) KLOT (d) TOKL
33. 33.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) blue (d) indigo
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, ball, guava, urn, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NUGBO (b) BOGUN (c) BGUNO (d) OBGUN
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, shoe, vase, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSVI (b) SDVI (c) SVID (d) IVSD
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, drum, tiger, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVTR (b) VDTR (c) DTRV (d) RTDV
38. 38.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Australia (c) Antarctica (d) Europe
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, drum, apple, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DIAL (b) LADI (c) DALI (d) IDAL
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, whistle, van, jeep, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIVJK (b) IWVJK (c) KJVWI (d) WVJKI

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