Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 40 · 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 need no learning (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
2. 2.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
6. 6.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, ice cream, pillow, fan, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BFPIJ (b) IJPFB (c) JIPFB (d) IPFBJ
8. 8.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow (d) violet
9. 9.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
10. 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, pillow, candle, watch, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PLCWR (b) RWCPL (c) LPCWR (d) PCWRL
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) APLE
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
19. 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) indigo (d) violet
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, tomato, kite, spoon, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BTKSV (b) VSKTB (c) TKSVB (d) TBKSV
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, ball, nest, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBNJ (b) BCNJ (c) BNJC (d) JNBC
22. 22.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Pacific
23. 23.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, whistle, igloo, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIOB (b) WBIO (c) BWIO (d) OIWB
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, apple, kite, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOKJ (b) JKAO (c) OAKJ (d) AKJO
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
28. 28.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) Europe
29. 29.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) indigo (d) orange
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
31. 31.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, wallet, shoe, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GWSL (b) LSWG (c) WGSL (d) WSLG
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, flute, cat, ant, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FMCAN (b) MFCAN (c) NACFM (d) FCANM
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, glass, bucket, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GOBD (b) DBGO (c) GBDO (d) OGBD
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) Antarctica
36. 36.🔤 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
37. 37.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
38. 38.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) leaf (d) root
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
40. 40.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva

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