Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 436 · 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.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, apple, ice cream, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DIAW (b) AWID (c) AIDW (d) WAID
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, tiger, monkey, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VTMP (b) TMPV (c) TVMP (d) PMTV
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
14. 14.🔤 “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
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, anchor, igloo, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AGIR (b) RIAG (c) GAIR (d) AIRG
19. 19.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
20. 20.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, lemon, fan, van, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LFVON (b) NLFVO (c) OVFLN (d) LNFVO
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, spoon, radio, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SRTC (b) TRSC (c) CSRT (d) SCRT
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, flute, orange, radio, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDORC (b) CROFD (c) FORCD (d) DFORC
24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) violet (b) green (c) indigo (d) orange
25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, ice cream, rose, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AIRC (b) IRCA (c) CRIA (d) IARC
27. 27.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
28. 28.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, drum, flute, ball, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DNFBL (b) NDFBL (c) LBFDN (d) DFBLN
30. 30.🔤 “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
31. 31.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) blue (d) red
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) violet (b) green (c) indigo (d) orange
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, fan, jeep, monkey, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUJMW (b) FJMWU (c) WMJFU (d) UFJMW
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, flute, spoon, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FNSW (b) FSWN (c) WSFN (d) NFSW
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, needle, watch, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NRWD (b) RNWD (c) DWNR (d) NWDR
37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, coconut, ladder, doll, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLDVM (b) CMLDV (c) VDLCM (d) MCLDV
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, rope, glass, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RAGJ (b) JGRA (c) RGJA (d) ARGJ

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