Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 389 · 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.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, sock, orange, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SODC (b) DOSC (c) SCOD (d) CSOD
4. 4.🔤 “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
5. 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
6. 6.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, ball, needle, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PNBL (b) BLNP (c) BNPL (d) LBNP
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, apple, duck, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AGDO (b) ODAG (c) ADOG (d) GADO
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
11. 11.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
12. 12.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Africa (c) Antarctica (d) Asia
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, whistle, duck, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GWDM (b) MDWG (c) WDMG (d) WGDM
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, rope, pencil, apple, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LRPAT (b) RPATL (c) RLPAT (d) TAPRL
15. 15.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, bucket, shoe, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGSM (b) GBSM (c) BSMG (d) MSBG
17. 17.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) violet
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS
20. 20.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) green (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red
21. 21.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
22. 22.🔤 “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
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) collection
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, watch, jalebi, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIJN (b) WJNI (c) IWJN (d) NJWI
26. 26.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Africa (c) Antarctica (d) South America
27. 27.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
28. 28.🔤 “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
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, jalebi, ball, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBOI (b) IJBO (c) OBJI (d) JIBO
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, radio, whistle, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RWKG (b) GRWK (c) RGWK (d) KWRG
32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) indigo (d) yellow
33. 33.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, pencil, wallet, ladder, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PWLOV (b) OLWPV (c) PVWLO (d) VPWLO
35. 35.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
36. 36.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
37. 37.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
39. 39.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Southern
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, parrot, cat, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PCTW (b) TCPW (c) PWCT (d) WPCT

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